Where does “firehjulsdrift” come from?
firehjulsdrift (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fire, from Danish fire, from Middle Low German fīren, from French virer, from Vulgar Latin viro, from Latin vibro, from Proto-Italic wibrāō, from Proto-Italic wibros — to oscillate; swing; rotate, move.
firehjulsdrift (Norwegian Nynorsk): four-wheel drive
Definitions
- four-wheel drive
Ancestry of “firehjulsdrift”, step by step
firehjulsdrift traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fire | four; to slacken, ease; to lower |
| 2 | Danish | fire | four; to lower something fixed to a rope or... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | fīren | — |
| 4 | French | virer | to bear, veer; to turn into, become; to transfer |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | viro | — |
| 6 | Latin | vibro | I shake, agitate, brandish; I launch, hurl; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | wibrāō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wibros | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyb- | to oscillate; swing; rotate, move |