Where does “lokførar” come from?
lokførar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk førar, from Norwegian Nynorsk føre, from Norwegian Nynorsk fôr, from Norwegian Nynorsk fort, from French fort, from Old French fort, from Latin fortis, from Old Latin forctis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
lokførar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a train driver, loco driver, engineer (US)
Definitions
- a train driver, loco driver, engineer (US)
Ancestry of “lokførar”, step by step
lokførar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk førar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | førar | a driver; a guide; a leader |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | føre | condition of roads or other surfaces; typically... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fôr | grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;... |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fort | quick; quickly; fortress |
| 5 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 6 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 7 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 8 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Norwegian Nynorsk løk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løk | Alternative form of lauk |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | lokomotiv | a locomotive |
| 3 | English | locomotive | The power unit of a train that pulls the coaches... |
| 4 | French | locomotif | locomotive |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | motivus | moving; stirred; moved |
| 6 | Latin | motus | moved, stirred, disturbed, having been moved;... |
| 7 | Latin | movere | present active infinitive of moveō; second-person... |
| 8 | Latin | moveo | I move, stir, set in motion; I disturb, shake,... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | moweō | to move |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mew- | to move |