Where does “fôr” come from?

fôr (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

fôr (Norwegian Nynorsk): grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;...

Definitions

  1. grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;...

Ancestry of “fôr”, step by step

fôr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fort

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

via Old Norse fóðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefóðrfodder; sheath
2Middle Low Germanvōderlinen, sheath; sheath, linen
3Proto-Germanicfōdrąfodder; sheath
4Proto-Germanicfōdôfood, nourishment
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpat-to feed; path; to go

via Old Norse fýrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
2Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “fôr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic forktis →Every word from Old Latin forctis →