Where does “ferdigmat” come from?

ferdigmat (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.

ferdigmat (Norwegian Bokmål): ready-made food

Definitions

  1. ready-made food

Ancestry of “ferdigmat”, step by step

ferdigmat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ferdig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålferdigfinished; ready; exhausted
2Old Norseferðugrready
3Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
4Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål mat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmatfood; imperative of mate
2Old Norsematrfood
3Proto-Germanicmatizfood
4Proto-Germanicmōsąwet food, mush, porridge; food, victuals
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →