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Where does “føre” come from?

føre (Danish) comes 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.

føre (Danish): state of the roads; to lead, guide; to wage

Definitions

  1. state of the roads; to lead, guide; to wage

Ancestry of “føre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “føre”

  • ordfører
  • førnutid
  • førdatid
  • før
  • fører
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