Where does “forskningsråd” come from?
forskningsråd (Swedish) comes from Swedish forskning, 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.
forskningsråd (Swedish): a council for research, a research council
Definitions
- a council for research, a research council
Ancestry of “forskningsråd”, step by step
forskningsråd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish forskning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | forskning | research |
| 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 råd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | råd | a piece of advice, counsel; a means; money; a... |
| 2 | English | raid | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or... |
| 3 | Scots | raid | raid |
| 4 | Middle English | rade | quick, fast, speedy; rash, hasty, angry; eager |
| 5 | Old English | rād | road; riding, hostile incursion; riding, road |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | raidu | riding, ride |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |