Where does “livsfarlig” come from?
livsfarlig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål farlig, from Old Norse fárligr, from Middle Low German vāre, from Old Saxon fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
livsfarlig (Norwegian Bokmål): dangerous, perilous, deadly
Definitions
- dangerous, perilous, deadly
Ancestry of “livsfarlig”, step by step
livsfarlig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål farlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | farlig | dangerous, perilous; hazardous |
| 2 | Old Norse | fárligr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vāre | danger, persecution, fear |
| 4 | Old Saxon | fāra | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål liv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | liv | life; waist; energy, eagerness |
| 2 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |