Where does “efterforskning” come from?
efterforskning (Swedish) comes from Swedish efterforska, from Swedish forska, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku.
efterforskning (Swedish): investigation, research, inquiry (in order to obtain knowledge about something)
Definitions
- investigation, research, inquiry (in order to obtain knowledge about something)
Ancestry of “efterforskning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | efterforska | to investigate, to research (try to obtain knowledge (about something)) |
| 2 | Swedish | forska | research |
| 3 | German | forschen | to research |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vorschen | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |