Where does “prøva” come from?
prøva (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse prófa, from Middle Low German prôven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
prøva (Norwegian Nynorsk): to try, attempt; to test, try on, try out;...
Definitions
- to try, attempt; to test, try on, try out;...
Ancestry of “prøva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | prófa | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prôven | — |
| 3 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |