Where does “forta” come from?

forta (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse tá, from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ, from Proto-Germanic tīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

Ancestry of “forta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsea toe; path, walk
2Proto-Germanictaihwǭtoe
3Proto-Germanictīhwanąto show, announce
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out

Words derived from “forta

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic tīhwanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic taihwǭ