Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “förankring” come from?

förankring (Swedish) comes from Swedish förankra, 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 — on, onto.

förankring (Swedish): anchorage; consensus, consensus building

Definitions

  1. anchorage; consensus, consensus building

Ancestry of “förankring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförankrato anchor; to win support for
2Dutchverankerento moor, anchor
3Dutchverfar
4Dutchsluieren—
5Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
6Middle Dutchendeand; end
7Old Dutchendiend
8Proto-West Germanicandīend
9Proto-Germanicandijazend
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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