Where does “eldprov” come from?
eldprov (Swedish) comes from Swedish prov, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
eldprov (Swedish): a trial by fire, an ordeal by fire (ordeal in which an accused could prove their innocence by walking on or holding hot iron or the like without getting (severely) burned)
Definitions
- a trial by fire, an ordeal by fire (ordeal in which an accused could prove their innocence by walking on or holding hot iron or the like without getting (severely) burned)
Ancestry of “eldprov”, step by step
eldprov traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish prov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prov | test; test; examination |
| 2 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |