Where does “frontrute” come from?
frontrute (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk rute, from French route, from Old French rote, from Latin rupta, from Latin ruptus, from Latin rumpō, from Proto-Indo-European Hrunépti, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
frontrute (Norwegian Nynorsk): a windscreen or windshield
Definitions
- a windscreen or windshield
Ancestry of “frontrute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rute | square; pane; route |
| 2 | French | route | road; route, way, path |
| 3 | Old French | rote | rote |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |