Where does “godstrafikk” come from?

godstrafikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål trafikk, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

godstrafikk (Norwegian Bokmål): goods or freight traffic

Definitions

  1. goods or freight traffic

Ancestry of “godstrafikk”, step by step

godstrafikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål trafikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltrafikktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

via Norwegian Bokmål gods

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgodsgoods; an estate
2Old Norsegóz—
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →