förmå
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to be capable, be able to
- (transitive) to make, to press, to encourage (someone) to do (something)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish formā, formāga derived from Middle Low German vermogen derived from German vermögen prefix from Swedish må (may).
Origin
Swedish
må
Gloss
may
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mögen German
- vermögen German
- aanpassingsvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- alvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- doorzettingsvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- drijfvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- improvisatievermogen Dutch, Flemish
- inlevingsvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- mogen Dutch, Flemish
- onvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- uithoudingsvermogen Dutch, Flemish
- vermogen Dutch, Flemish
- vermogensbeheer Dutch, Flemish
- vermogensbelasting Dutch, Flemish
- må Swedish
- måhända Swedish
- formå Danish
- mogen Middle Low German
- vermogen Middle Low German
- formā Old Swedish
- formāga Old Swedish
- magha Old Swedish
- formughe Old Danish