Where does “overførbar” come from?

overførbar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk overføre, 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.

overførbar (Norwegian Nynorsk): transferable; transmissible, transmittable

Definitions

  1. transferable; transmissible, transmittable

Ancestry of “overførbar”, step by step

overførbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk overføre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskoverføreto transfer; to transmit
2Norwegian Nynorskførecondition of roads or other surfaces; typically...
3Norwegian Nynorskfôrgrub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;...
4Norwegian Nynorskfortquick; quickly; fortress
5Frenchfortstrong; powerful; skilled, proficient,...
6Old Frenchfortstrong; strongly
7Latinfortisstrong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,...
8Old Latinforctisstrong
9Proto-Italicforktisstrong, robust
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Norwegian Nynorsk bar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbara bar; bar; the needles of the conifers, twigs...
2EnglishBarA solid, more or less rigid object of metal or wood with a uniform cross-section smaller than its length
3Germanbär
4Middle High Germanbërbear
5Old High GermanberiA berry
6Proto-West Germanicbaʀiberry
7Proto-Germanicbazjąberry
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic forktisEvery word from Old Latin forctis