Where does “bortføre” come from?

bortføre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

bortføre (Norwegian Bokmål): to abduct, kidnap, carry off abduct, kidnap

Definitions

  1. to abduct, kidnap, carry off abduct, kidnap

Ancestry of “bortføre”, step by step

bortføre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål føre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
2Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
3Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
4Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbortaway
2Old Norseburt
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną