Where does “støtfanger” come from?
støtfanger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fanger, from Norwegian Bokmål fange, from Old Norse fangi, from Middle Low German vangene.
støtfanger (Norwegian Bokmål): a bumper
Ancestry of “støtfanger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fanger | a person or object that catches something,... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | fange | convict, inmate, prisoner; to catch, to capture |
| 3 | Old Norse | fangi | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vangene | — |