Where does “frigjort” come from?
frigjort (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frigjøre, from Norwegian Bokmål gjøre, from Danish gøre, from Old Danish gøræ, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
frigjort (Norwegian Bokmål): released; past participle of frigjøre
Definitions
- released; past participle of frigjøre
Ancestry of “frigjort”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frigjøre | to liberate, free; to release |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | gjøre | to do |
| 3 | Danish | gøre | to do, perform, execute; to make |
| 4 | Old Danish | gøræ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |