Where does “fornforskare” come from?
fornforskare (Swedish) comes from Swedish forskare, from Swedish forska, from German forschen, from Middle Low German vorschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku.
fornforskare (Swedish): an archaeologist
Definitions
- an archaeologist
Ancestry of “fornforskare”, step by step
fornforskare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish forskare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | forskare | a researcher |
| 2 | Swedish | forska | research |
| 3 | German | forschen | to research |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vorschen | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |
via Swedish forn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | forn | ancient, very old |
| 2 | Old Swedish | forn | ancient, very old |
| 3 | Old Norse | fórn | old, ancient |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōrīniz | gift, offering |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |