Where does “föröva” come from?

föröva (Swedish) comes from German verüben, from German üben, from Middle High German üeben, from Middle High German uoben, from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną — to perform, practice.

föröva (Swedish): perpetrate

Definitions

  1. perpetrate

Ancestry of “föröva”, step by step

föröva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German verüben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverübento commit, carry out, perpetrate
2Germanübento practice / practise
3Middle High Germanüeben—
4Middle High Germanuoben—
5Proto-Germanicōbijanąto perform, practice

via Swedish öva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishövato practice, to train to do something, to...
2Middle Low Germanȫven—
3Old Saxonōvian—
Every word from Proto-Germanic ōbijaną →Every word from Middle High German uoben →Every word from Middle High German üeben →