Where does “läsförståelse” come from?

läsförståelse (Swedish) comes from Swedish förståelse, from Swedish förstå, from Old Swedish forstanda, from Middle Low German vorstān, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.

läsförståelse (Swedish): reading comprehension

Definitions

  1. reading comprehension

Ancestry of “läsförståelse”, step by step

läsförståelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förståelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförståelsean understanding
2Swedishförståto understand
3Old Swedishforstanda
4Middle Low Germanvorstānto understand
5Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
6Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
7Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish läsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishläsato read; to interpret written information; to...
2Old Swedishlæsato collect, gather; to read
3Old Norselæsato lock
4Old Norselásslock
5Hungarianlátto see
6Germanlōtplummet device for measuring water depth
7Hebrewלוֹטmyrrh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-