Where does “firkløver” come from?
firkløver (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.
firkløver (Norwegian Nynorsk): a four-leaf clover; a group of four people who...
Definitions
- a four-leaf clover; a group of four people who...
Ancestry of “firkløver”, step by step
firkløver traces back through two 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk kløver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kløver | clover; club |
| 2 | Middle Low German | klēver | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | klaibrā | clover |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klaiwʀā | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi | — |