Where does “farsside” come from?
farsside (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.
farsside (Norwegian Bokmål): father's side, paternal side
Definitions
- father's side, paternal side
Ancestry of “farsside”, step by step
farsside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål får
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål side
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | side | a page; side; aspect |
| 2 | Old Norse | síða | side |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sīdǭ | side |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sīdaz | drooping, hanging down, pendulous, long,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sēy- | to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit; to linger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |