Where does “kofanger” come from?
kofanger (Danish) comes from Danish kø, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
kofanger (Danish): a bumper (impact absorber on vehicle)
Definitions
- a bumper (impact absorber on vehicle)
Ancestry of “kofanger”, step by step
kofanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kø
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kø | queue |
| 2 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 3 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 4 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 6 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
via Danish fanger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fanger | present of fange; indefinite plural of fange |