Where does “figur” come from?

figur (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin figūra, from Latin fingō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

figur (Norwegian Nynorsk): a figure; a character

Definitions

  1. a figure; a character

Ancestry of “figur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfigūrashape, form, figure
2Latinfingōto shape, fashion, form, knead (dough)
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “figur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- →Every word from Latin fingō →Every word from Latin figūra →