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Where does “firsindstyve” come from?

firsindstyve (Danish) comes from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros, from Proto-Indo-European weyb- — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.

firsindstyve (Danish): eighty

Definitions

  1. eighty

Ancestry of “firsindstyve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfirefour; to lower something fixed to a rope or...
2Middle Low Germanfīren—
3Frenchvirerto bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer
4Vulgar Latinviro—
5LatinvibroI shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I...
6Proto-Italicwibrāō—
7Proto-Italicwibros—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyb-to oscillate; swing; rotate, move
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