Where does “forklaring” come from?
forklaring (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk forklare, from Norwegian Nynorsk klar, from Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.
forklaring (Norwegian Nynorsk): an explanation
Ancestry of “forklaring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forklare | to explain |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | klar | clear; bright; plain |
| 3 | Old Norse | klárr | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | klār | — |
| 5 | Latin | clārus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |