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Where does “fòr” come from?

fòr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fòr (Norwegian Nynorsk): travel; furrow; misspelling of fór

Definitions

  1. travel; furrow; misspelling of fór

Ancestry of “fòr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefǫrjourney; attack, assault; fate
2Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fòr”

  • fora
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