Where does “bortføre” come from?

bortføre (Danish) comes from Danish føre, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

bortføre (Danish): to abduct, kidnap, carry off abduct, kidnap

Definitions

  1. to abduct, kidnap, carry off abduct, kidnap

Ancestry of “bortføre”, step by step

bortføre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish føre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførestate of the roads; to lead, guide; to wage
2Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
3Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
4Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbortaway, off; border, edging, trimming; band, ribbon
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break

Words derived from “bortføre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →