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

Definitions

  1. a warning sign

Ancestry of “fareskilt”, step by step

fareskilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfaredanger; go; travel; rush; tear
2Middle Low Germanvāredanger, persecution, fear
3Old Saxonfāra—
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål skilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskilta sign; past participle of skille; imperative of...
2Middle Low Germanschilt—
3Old Saxonskildshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō →
fareskilt — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer