Where does “ferdighet” come from?
ferdighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ferdig, from Old Norse ferðugr, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ferdighet (Norwegian Bokmål): a skill or ability
Definitions
- a skill or ability
Ancestry of “ferdighet”, step by step
ferdighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ferdig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ferdig | finished; ready; exhausted |
| 2 | Old Norse | ferðugr | ready |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferð | journey; conduct, behaviour |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fardiz | journey, voyage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |