Where does “sporbruddstasjon” come from?

sporbruddstasjon (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sporbrudd, from Norwegian Bokmål spor, from Old Norse spǫr, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

sporbruddstasjon (Norwegian Bokmål): a break-of-gauge station

Definitions

  1. a break-of-gauge station

Ancestry of “sporbruddstasjon”, step by step

sporbruddstasjon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sporbrudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsporbrudda break of gauge
2Norwegian Bokmålspora trace; track; imperative of spore
3Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
4Proto-Germanicspurątrack
5Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

via Norwegian Bokmål stasjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstasjona station
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sperH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic spurą →Every word from Old Norse spǫr →
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