Where does “godstrafikk” come from?

godstrafikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

godstrafikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): goods or freight traffic

Definitions

  1. goods or freight traffic

Ancestry of “godstrafikk”, step by step

godstrafikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrafikktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

via Norwegian Nynorsk gods

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgodsgoods; an estate
2Old Norsegóz—
3Old Norsegóðrgood, righteous, morally commendable; good,...
4Proto-Germanic*gōdaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰedʰ-to join; to unite; to suit
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →