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
- anchorage; consensus, consensus building
Ancestry of “förankring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | förankra | to anchor; to win support for |
| 2 | Dutch | verankeren | to moor, anchor |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | — |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |