Where does “fortauskafé” come from?

fortauskafé (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fortau — pavement (UK), footpath (pavement) (UK), sidewalk (US).

fortauskafé (Norwegian Bokmål): a pavement cafe

Definitions

  1. a pavement cafe

Ancestry of “fortauskafé”, step by step

fortauskafé traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fortau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfortaupavement (UK), footpath (pavement) (UK), sidewalk (US)

via Norwegian Bokmål kafé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkaféa café or cafe
Every word from Norwegian Bokmål fortau