Where does “jernbaneferge” come from?
jernbaneferge (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål jernbane, from German Eisenbahn, from German Bahn, from Middle High German ban, from Old High German bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô.
jernbaneferge (Norwegian Bokmål): a train ferry
Definitions
- a train ferry
Ancestry of “jernbaneferge”, step by step
jernbaneferge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål jernbane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | jernbane | a railway (UK), or railroad (US) |
| 2 | German | Eisenbahn | railway, railroad; train |
| 3 | German | Bahn | route, trail; rail transport; tram, train;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ban | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bana | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål ferge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ferge | a ferry |
| 2 | Danish | færge | ferry; to ferry, transport something by ferry |
| 3 | Old Norse | ferja | ferry; to ferry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farjǭ | ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farjaną | to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |