Where does “bortförklara” come from?
bortförklara (Swedish) comes from Swedish förklara, from Old Swedish forklara, from Danish forklare, from Low German vorklaren, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
bortförklara (Swedish): explain away
Definitions
- explain away
Ancestry of “bortförklara”, step by step
bortförklara traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förklara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förklara | to explain, to declare, to report |
| 2 | Old Swedish | forklara | — |
| 3 | Danish | forklare | to explain |
| 4 | Low German | vorklaren | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 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 |