Where does “livsform” come from?

livsform (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål form, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

livsform (Norwegian Bokmål): a life form

Definitions

  1. a life form

Ancestry of “livsform”, step by step

livsform traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålformform; shape; a mould
2EnglishformTo do with shape; To do with structure or...
3Middle Englishformefirst; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,...
4Old Englishformafirst
5Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål liv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållivlife; waist; energy, eagerness
2Old Norselíflife
3Proto-Germaniclībąbody; life
4Proto-Germaniclībanąto remain, to be left
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-