Where does “avsporing” come from?
avsporing (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål spore, from Ancient Greek σπορά, from Ancient Greek σπείρω, from Proto-Hellenic spéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European spéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
avsporing (Norwegian Bokmål): a derailment
Definitions
- a derailment
Ancestry of “avsporing”, step by step
avsporing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål spore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | spore | a spur; a spore; to trace, track |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σπορά | seed |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σπείρω | I sow; nominative/accusative/vocative dual of... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | spéřřō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | spéryeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |