Where does “samferdselsminister” come from?

samferdselsminister (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål samferdsel, from Norwegian Bokmål ferdsel, from Norwegian Bokmål ferdes, from Old Norse ferðask, from Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

samferdselsminister (Norwegian Bokmål): Minister of Transport and Communications

Definitions

  1. Minister of Transport and Communications

Ancestry of “samferdselsminister”, step by step

samferdselsminister traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål samferdsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsamferdselcommunication(s), traffic, transport between two or more places
2Norwegian Bokmålferdseltraffic; movement
3Norwegian Bokmålferdesto travel; to frequent
4Old Norseferðask—
5Old Norseferðjourney; conduct, behaviour
6Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål minister

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålministera minister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →