Where does “attanfor” come from?

attanfor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fôr, from Norwegian Nynorsk fort, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

attanfor (Norwegian Nynorsk): behind

Definitions

  1. behind

Ancestry of “attanfor”, step by step

attanfor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fôr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfôrgrub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;...
2Norwegian Nynorskfortquick; quickly; fortress
3Frenchfortstrong; powerful; skilled, proficient,...
4Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
5Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
6Old Latinforctisstrong
7Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Norwegian Nynorsk attan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskattan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-