Where does “førersete” come from?

førersete (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.

førersete (Norwegian Bokmål): driver's seat, driving seat

Definitions

  1. driver's seat, driving seat

Ancestry of “førersete”, step by step

førersete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fører

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførera driver; a guide; a leader
2Norwegian Bokmålførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
3Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
4Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
5Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål sete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsetea seat; buttocks; kame terrace; lateral terrace
2Danishsædeseat a place to sit
3Old Norsesætia seat; a hay-rick
4Proto-Germanicsētijąseat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną