Where does “påkøre” come from?

påkøre (Danish) comes from Danish køre, from Old Norse keyra, from Proto-Germanic kaurijaną, from Proto-Germanic karjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

påkøre (Danish): to run over, hit, collide with causing injury

Definitions

  1. to run over, hit, collide with causing injury

Ancestry of “påkøre”, step by step

påkøre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish køre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkøreto drive; to run; drive
2Old Norsekeyrato whip, lash; to ride; to fling
3Proto-Germanickaurijanąto turn, sweep
4Proto-Germanickarjanąto scratch, scrape; to sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Danish på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpåon
2Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaurijaną →