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Where does “overføring” come from?

overføring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål overføre, 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.

overføring (Norwegian Bokmål): a transmission; a transfer; a transfusion

Definitions

  1. a transmission; a transfer; a transfusion

Ancestry of “overføring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverføreto transfer; to transmit
2Norwegian Bokmålførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
3Old Norsefœriopportunity, chance; line and tackle; inflection...
4Proto-Germanicfōrijąsituation, opportunity
5Proto-Germanicfōrizable to go, passable
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “overføring”

  • blodoverføring
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