Where does “frontrute” come from?

frontrute (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rute, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.

frontrute (Norwegian Bokmål): a windscreen or windshield

Definitions

  1. a windscreen or windshield

Ancestry of “frontrute”, step by step

frontrute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rute

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrutesquare; pane; route
2Frenchrouteroad; route, way, path
3Old Frenchroteroute, path
4Latinruptanominative feminine singular of ruptus;...
5Latinruptusbroken; ruptured, burst
6Latinrumpōto break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrunéptito be breaking
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewp-to break, tear
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrew-to tear out, dig out, open, acquire

via Norwegian Bokmål front

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrontfront
2Frenchfrontforehead; front, frontline
3Old Frenchfrontforehead; front
4Latinfrōnsa leafy branch; foliage; greenery
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰron-t-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti