Where does “polarforskning” come from?
polarforskning (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.
polarforskning (Swedish): polar research
Definitions
- polar research
Ancestry of “polarforskning”, step by step
polarforskning 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 | — |