Where does “ferjesamband” come from?

ferjesamband (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ferje, from Old Norse ferja, from Proto-Germanic farjǭ, from Proto-Germanic farjaną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ferjesamband (Norwegian Nynorsk): a ferry connection or service link by ferry between two places

Definitions

  1. a ferry connection or service link by ferry between two places

Ancestry of “ferjesamband”, step by step

ferjesamband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk ferje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskferjea ferry
2Old Norseferjaferry; to ferry
3Proto-Germanicfarjǭferry
4Proto-Germanicfarjanąto take somewhere, to carry, to ferry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Nynorsk samband

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksambandcommunication; connection; relations
2Old Norsesamband—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic farjaną →