Where does “bortføre” come from?
bortføre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
bortføre (Norwegian Nynorsk): to abduct, kidnap, carry off abduct, kidnap
Definitions
- to abduct, kidnap, carry off abduct, kidnap
Ancestry of “bortføre”, step by step
bortføre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk føre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | føre | condition of roads or other surfaces; typically... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fôr | grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fort | quick; quickly; fortress |
| 4 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 5 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |