Where does “bortvise” come from?

bortvise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bort, from Old Norse burt, from Old Norse braut, from Proto-Germanic brautō, from Proto-Germanic breutaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- — to break.

bortvise (Norwegian Bokmål): to expel a person

Definitions

  1. to expel a person

Ancestry of “bortvise”, step by step

bortvise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Bokmål vise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvisedefinite singular/plural of vis; lyrical or epic...
2Old Norsevísato show, point out, indicate; verse, strophe,...
3Proto-Germanicwīsōway, method, etc
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic breutaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic brautō →