Where does “förklara” come from?

förklara (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish forklara, from Danish forklare, from Low German vorklaren, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

förklara (Swedish): to explain, to declare, to report

Definitions

  1. to explain, to declare, to report

Ancestry of “förklara”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishforklara
2Danishforklareto explain
3Low Germanvorklaren
4Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
5Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “förklara

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