Where does “ferdig” come from?
ferdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ferðugr, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ferdig (Norwegian Bokmål): finished; ready; exhausted
Definitions
- finished; ready; exhausted
Ancestry of “ferdig”, step by step
ferdig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse ferðugr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | ferðugr | ready |
| 2 | Old Norse | ferð | journey; conduct, behaviour |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish færdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | færdig | finished, completed |