Where does “fryktløs” come from?
fryktløs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål løs, from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
fryktløs (Norwegian Bokmål): fearless
Definitions
- fearless
Ancestry of “fryktløs”, step by step
fryktløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål løs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løs | free; loose; flimsy |
| 2 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 3 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 4 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 5 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål frykt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frykt | a fear; imperative of frykte |
| 2 | Low German | vruchte | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furhtijaną | to frighten, make afraid; to fear, be afraid |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furhtaz | fearful, afraid |