Where does “forskarassistent” come from?

forskarassistent (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.

forskarassistent (Swedish): a research assistant

Definitions

  1. a research assistant

Ancestry of “forskarassistent”, step by step

forskarassistent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish forskare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishforskarea researcher
2Swedishforskaresearch
3Germanforschento research
4Middle Low Germanvorschen—
5Middle High Germanvorschen—
6Old High Germanforscōn—
7Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
8Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
9Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Swedish assistent

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishassistentan assistant (person who assists), a clerical officer
2Swedishassisterato assist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →