Where does “vörubifreið” come from?
vörubifreið (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vara, from Old Norse vara, from Middle Low German ware, from Old Saxon wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
vörubifreið (Icelandic): truck
Definitions
- truck
Ancestry of “vörubifreið”, step by step
vörubifreið traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic vara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vara | article, commodity; goods, wares, freight,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vara | to ware, watch out, defend |
| 3 | Middle Low German | ware | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wār | true |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Icelandic bifreið
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | bifreið | car, automobile |
| 2 | Icelandic | reið | ride, riding; sexual intercourse; fuck, screw;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | reið | ride, riding; vehicle, carriage, chariot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raidō | ride, journey; name of the R-rune |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |