Where does “farfar” come from?
farfar (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål får, from Danish får, from Old Danish far, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
farfar (Norwegian Bokmål): paternal grandfather
Ancestry of “farfar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | får | sheep; present of få |
| 2 | Danish | får | sheep; present tense of få |
| 3 | Old Danish | far | pig |
| 4 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |