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Where does “innføre” come from?

innføre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål føre, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

innføre (Norwegian Bokmål): to introduce; to import; to enter, register

Definitions

  1. to introduce; to import; to enter, register

Ancestry of “innføre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
2Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
3Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
4Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “innføre”

  • gjeninnføre
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