Where does “medføre” come from?

medføre (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish 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.

medføre (Norwegian Bokmål): to result in, lead to, bring about, cause

Definitions

  1. to result in, lead to, bring about, cause

Ancestry of “medføre”, step by step

medføre traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish føre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishførestate of the roads; to lead, guide; to wage
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 med

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmedwith; by; of
2Danishmedwith; by; including, counting
3Old Norsemeðwith, along with
4Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Norwegian Bokmål føre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
2Old NorsefǿraTo bring, convey; To bring, present; To remove
3Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →