Where does “fremdriftsmaskineri” come from?

fremdriftsmaskineri (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fremdrift, from Norwegian Bokmål frem, from Danish frem, from Old Danish fræm, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom- — passed , crossed.

fremdriftsmaskineri (Norwegian Bokmål): propulsion machinery

Definitions

  1. propulsion machinery

Ancestry of “fremdriftsmaskineri”, step by step

fremdriftsmaskineri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fremdrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfremdriftalternative form of framdrift
2Norwegian Bokmålfremforward; imperative of fremme
3Danishfremforward; toward; imperative of fremme
4Old Danishfræm
5Old Norseframforward, forth
6Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
7Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål maskineri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmaskinerimachinery
2Frenchmachineriemachinery, plant; engine room
3Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
4Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
5Latinmāchinacontrivance
6Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
7Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
8Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós