Where does “fareskilt” come from?
fareskilt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fare, from Middle Low German vāre, from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
fareskilt (Norwegian Bokmål): a warning sign
Ancestry of “fareskilt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fare | danger; go; travel; rush; tear |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vāre | danger, persecution, fear |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |