Where does “forvri” come from?
forvri (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fôr, from Norwegian Nynorsk fort, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis, from Proto-Italic forktis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
forvri (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hurt or harm by twisting too much or too hard
Definitions
- to hurt or harm by twisting too much or too hard
Ancestry of “forvri”, step by step
forvri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fôr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fôr | grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fort | quick; quickly; fortress |
| 3 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 4 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 5 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Norwegian Nynorsk vri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | vri | to turn, twist, wring; to squirm, twist, wriggle,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vríða | to weave, to twist, to wind |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |