Where does “släktforska” come from?

släktforska (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic furskō.

släktforska (Swedish): to perform genealogical research

Definitions

  1. to perform genealogical research

Ancestry of “släktforska”, step by step

släktforska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish forska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishforskaresearch
2Germanforschento research
3Middle Low Germanvorschen—
4Middle High Germanvorschen—
5Old High Germanforscōn—
6Proto-West Germanicforskōnto inquire, question
7Proto-West Germanicforskuquestion, inquiry
8Proto-Germanicfurskōquestion
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱ-eh₂—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥sḱétito keep asking, to question
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpreḱ-to ask
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥ḱneh₂—

via Swedish släkt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsläktkinship, relatives; related
2Old Swedishslækt—
3Middle Low Germanslechtfamily, lineage
4Proto-Germanicslahtō—
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥ḱneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti →