Where does “forbigå” come from?

forbigå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gå, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

forbigå (Norwegian Bokmål): to pass over, ignore, bypass

Definitions

  1. to pass over, ignore, bypass

Ancestry of “forbigå”, step by step

forbigå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmålgåTo walk, go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Norwegian Bokmål forbi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforbipast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →