Where does “sjøfartsnasjon” come from?

sjøfartsnasjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sjøfart, from Norwegian Bokmål fart, from Middle Low German vart, from Old Saxon fard, from Proto-West Germanic fardi, from Proto-Germanic fardiz, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

sjøfartsnasjon (Norwegian Bokmål): a seafaring nation

Definitions

  1. a seafaring nation

Ancestry of “sjøfartsnasjon”, step by step

sjøfartsnasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sjøfart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsjøfartshipping, navigation
2Norwegian Bokmålfartvelocity, speed; movement, motion; transportation
3Middle Low Germanvarttraffic, journey
4Old Saxonfardtraffic, journey
5Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
6Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Bokmål nasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnasjona nation
2Latinnātiōbirth
3Latinnātusborn, arisen, made
4Latingnātus—
5Proto-Italicgnātosborn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁tósbegotten, produced
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fardiz →