Where does “helgonförklaring” come from?
helgonförklaring (Swedish) comes from Swedish helgonförklara, from Swedish förklara, from Old Swedish forklara, from Danish forklare, from Low German vorklaren, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra- — passed , crossed.
helgonförklaring (Swedish): canonization
Definitions
- canonization
Ancestry of “helgonförklaring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | helgonförklara | to canonize |
| 2 | Swedish | förklara | to explain, to declare, to report |
| 3 | Old Swedish | forklara | — |
| 4 | Danish | forklare | to explain |
| 5 | Low German | vorklaren | — |
| 6 | Middle Low German | vor- | modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other... |
| 7 | Old Saxon | far- | forming verbs from verbs with various senses... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |