Where does “gjenferd” come from?

gjenferd (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ferd, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

gjenferd (Norwegian Bokmål): apparition, ghost, spectre

Definitions

  1. apparition, ghost, spectre

Ancestry of “gjenferd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålferdjourney, voyage, expedition
2Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
3Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →