Where does “forstadsbane” come from?
forstadsbane (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk forstad, from German Vorstadt, from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
forstadsbane (Norwegian Nynorsk): a suburban railway (or tramway / light rail line running on reserved track)
Definitions
- a suburban railway (or tramway / light rail line running on reserved track)
Ancestry of “forstadsbane”, step by step
forstadsbane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk forstad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | forstad | a suburb |
| 2 | German | Vorstadt | suburb |
| 3 | German | vor | before, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front... |
| 4 | Middle High German | vore | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fora | before, against, in the presence of |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Nynorsk bane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bane | a trajectory; a railway line; a sports field |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bāne | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |