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Where does “forsener” come from?

forsener (Old French) comes from Old French sen, from Frankish sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

forsener (Old French): to become insane; to become enraged

Definitions

  1. to become insane; to become enraged

Ancestry of “forsener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchsenAlternative form of sens; sense, reason, mind;...
2Frankishsinnreason, judgement, mental faculty, way,...
3Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
4Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “forsener”

  • forcené
  • forcener
  • forcené
  • forcené
  • forsenable
  • forcené
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