Where does “føremål” come from?
føremål (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.
føremål (Norwegian Nynorsk): purpose
Definitions
- purpose
Ancestry of “føremål”, step by step
føremål 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk mål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | mål | aim, goal, purpose, target, destination; measure,... |
| 2 | Dutch | mal | mold, cast; foolish, crazy, lacking common sense |
| 3 | Old French | mole | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |