Where does “forhistorie” come from?
forhistorie (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk historie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία, from Ancient Greek ἱστορέω, from Ancient Greek ἵστωρ, from Proto-Hellenic wístōr, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtōr, from Indo-European *weyd-.
forhistorie (Norwegian Nynorsk): prehistory; previous history
Definitions
- prehistory; previous history
Ancestry of “forhistorie”, step by step
forhistorie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk historie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | historie | history; a story |
| 2 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 8 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk fôr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fôr | grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fort | quick; quickly; fortress |
| 3 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 4 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |