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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

  1. to forgive or excuse somebody

Ancestry of “förlåta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishforlata—
2Middle Low Germanvorlatento leave
3Proto-Germanicfralētanąto leave, dismiss
4Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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