Where does “markedsføre” come from?

markedsføre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål føre, from Old Norse fœri, from Proto-Germanic fōriją, from Proto-Germanic fōriz, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

markedsføre (Norwegian Bokmål): to market

Definitions

  1. to market

Ancestry of “markedsføre”, step by step

markedsføre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål føre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
2Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
3Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
4Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål marked

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmarkeda market
2Latinmercatustrade, traffic, buying and selling; market,...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “markedsføre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną