Where does “firehjulsdrift” come from?
firehjulsdrift (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fire, from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
firehjulsdrift (Norwegian Bokmål): four-wheel drive
Definitions
- four-wheel drive
Ancestry of “firehjulsdrift”, step by step
firehjulsdrift traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fire | four; to slacken, ease; to lower |
| 2 | Danish | fire | four; to lower something fixed to a rope or... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | fīren | — |
| 4 | French | virer | to bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | viro | — |
| 6 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |