Where does “förankra” come from?
förankra (Swedish) comes from Dutch verankeren, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
förankra (Swedish): to anchor; to win support for
Definitions
- to anchor; to win support for
Ancestry of “förankra”, step by step
förankra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verankeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verankeren | to moor, anchor |
| 2 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 3 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 4 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 6 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German verankern
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verankern | to anchor |
| 2 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 3 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |