Where does “kjøretur” come from?
kjøretur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tur, from French tour, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.
kjøretur (Norwegian Bokmål): drive, ride, trip in a vehicle
Definitions
- drive, ride, trip in a vehicle
Ancestry of “kjøretur”, step by step
kjøretur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tur | a walk; a trip, journey; a tour |
| 2 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |
via Norwegian Bokmål kjøre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjøre | to drive; to ride; to execute |
| 2 | Old Norse | keyra | to whip, lash; to ride; to fling |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kaurijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karjaną | to scratch, scrape; to sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |