Where does “koffert” come from?
koffert (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French coffre, from Old French cofre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος — basket.
koffert (Norwegian Bokmål): a suitcase
Ancestry of “koffert”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | coffre | chest, box; boot , trunk; first-person singular... |
| 2 | Old French | cofre | chest |
| 3 | Latin | cophinus | A hamper, basket |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κόφινος | basket |