Where does “saboter” come from?
saboter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sabotere, from French saboter, from French sabot, from Middle French savate, from Old French chavate — shoe.
saboter (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of sabotere
Ancestry of “saboter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sabotere | to sabotage |
| 2 | French | saboter | to sabotage |
| 3 | French | sabot | wooden shoe, clog; hoof |
| 4 | Middle French | savate | old shoe |
| 5 | Old French | chavate | shoe |