Where does “storfe” come from?
storfe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fe, from French fée, from Old French fae, from Latin fāta, from Latin fātum, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
storfe (Norwegian Bokmål): cattle
Ancestry of “storfe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fe | a fairy; cattle, livestock; fool, blockhead |
| 2 | French | fée | fairy, fay |
| 3 | Old French | fae | — |
| 4 | Latin | fāta | — |
| 5 | Latin | fātum | — |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |
Words derived from “storfe”