Where does “ordförklaring” come from?

ordförklaring (Swedish) comes from Swedish förklaring, 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.

ordförklaring (Swedish): explanation of a word, word explanation (especially in a glossary)

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Ancestry of “ordförklaring”, step by step

ordförklaring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish förklaring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförklaringan explanation
2Swedishförklarato explain, to declare, to report
3Old Swedishforklara
4Danishforklareto explain
5Low Germanvorklaren
6Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
7Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
8Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish ord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishordword; A distinct unit of language with a...
2Old Swedishorþword
3Old Norseorðword
4Proto-Germanicwurdąword
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-