Where does “bilfører” come from?
bilfører (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fører, from Norwegian Bokmål føre, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
bilfører (Norwegian Bokmål): driver of a car
Definitions
- driver of a car
Ancestry of “bilfører”, step by step
bilfører traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fører
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fører | a driver; a guide; a leader |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | føre | condition of roads or other surfaces; typically... |
| 3 | Old Norse | fœri | opportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōriją | situation, opportunity |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōriz | able to go, passable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål bil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bil | a car, automobile |
| 2 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |