Where does “bilførar” come from?
bilførar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk førar, from Norwegian Nynorsk føre, from Norwegian Nynorsk fôr, from Norwegian Nynorsk fort, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
bilførar (Norwegian Nynorsk): driver of a car
Definitions
- driver of a car
Ancestry of “bilførar”, step by step
bilførar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk førar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | førar | a driver; a guide; a leader |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | føre | condition of roads or other surfaces; typically... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fôr | grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;... |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fort | quick; quickly; fortress |
| 5 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 6 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 7 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bil | a car, automobile |
| 2 | Danish | automobil | automobile |
| 3 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 4 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |