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Where does “bilferge” come from?

bilferge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bil, from Danish automobil, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe.

bilferge (Norwegian Bokmål): a car ferry, vehicle ferry

Definitions

  1. a car ferry, vehicle ferry

Ancestry of “bilferge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbila car, automobile
2Danishautomobilautomobile
3Frenchautomobileautomotive; automobile
4Frenchauto-auto-
5Ancient Greekαὐτο-self-
6Ancient Greekαὐτόςαὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰe—
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