Where does “vantro” come from?
vantro (Danish) comes from Danish van, from English Van, from English caravan, from Middle French caravane, from Old French carvane, from Persian کاروان, from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn', from Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎼 — army.
vantro (Danish): disbelief
Definitions
- disbelief
Ancestry of “vantro”, step by step
vantro traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish van
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | van | one of the Vanir; van; pleje van – nurse, take... |
| 2 | English | Van | A Van cat; A Turkish Van cat |
| 3 | English | caravan | A convoy or procession of travelers, their... |
| 4 | Middle French | caravane | — |
| 5 | Old French | carvane | — |
| 6 | Persian | کاروان | caravan; convoy |
| 7 | Middle Persian | kʾlwʾn' | military column; caravan |
| 8 | Old Persian | 𐎣𐎠𐎼 | the people, subjects; army |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Danish tro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | tro | belief; confidence; trust |
| 2 | Old Danish | tro | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | trú | faith; inflection of trúr: ## positive degree... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | truwe | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | treuwa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trewwō | fidelity, pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | drewo- | — |
via Norwegian Nynorsk vantru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vantru | unbeliever; infidel |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | tru | belief, faith; trust, confidence; to think,... |
| 3 | Old Norse | trúa | to believe; Alternative form of trú; indefinite... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trūwāną | to trust |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deru- | firm, solid; wood; be firm, hard, solid |