Where does “hurtiggående” come from?
hurtiggående (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hurtig, from German hurtig, from Middle High German hurt, from Frankish hurd, from English herd, from Dutch hert, from Middle Dutch hert, from Old Dutch herth — to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat.
hurtiggående (Norwegian Bokmål): fast, fast-moving, high-speed
Definitions
- fast, fast-moving, high-speed
Ancestry of “hurtiggående”, step by step
hurtiggående traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hurtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hurtig | quick; rapid |
| 2 | German | hurtig | fast |
| 3 | Middle High German | hurt | — |
| 4 | Frankish | hurd | — |
| 5 | English | herd | A number of domestic animals assembled together... |
| 6 | Dutch | hert | A deer, a ruminant of the family Cervidae; may... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 8 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |
via Norwegian Bokmål gående
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | gående | going, walking; pedestrians; present participle... |