Where does “förlåta” come from?
förlåta (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish forlata, from Middle Low German vorlaten, from Proto-Germanic fralētaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
förlåta (Swedish): to forgive or excuse somebody
Definitions
- to forgive or excuse somebody
Ancestry of “förlåta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | forlata | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vorlaten | to leave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fralētaną | to leave, dismiss |
| 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 |