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Where does “forbud” come from?

forbud (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål forby, from Old Norse fyrirbjóða, from Proto-Germanic furibeudaną, from Proto-Germanic furi-, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

forbud (Norwegian Bokmål): a ban; prohibition

Definitions

  1. a ban; prohibition

Ancestry of “forbud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålforbyto ban; to forbid; to prohibit
2Old Norsefyrirbjóðato forbid
3Proto-Germanicfuribeudanąto forbid, prohibit, command against
4Proto-Germanicfuri-before, forth, forward; forth-
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “forbud”

  • røykeforbud
  • flyforbudssone
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