Where does “overføre” come from?
overføre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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, from Proto-Italic forktis — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.
overføre (Norwegian Nynorsk): to transfer; to transmit
Definitions
- to transfer; to transmit
Ancestry of “overføre”, step by step
overføre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk føre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | føre | condition of roads or other surfaces; typically... |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fôr | grub, pabulum; feed, forage, fodder, feedstock;... |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fort | quick; quickly; fortress |
| 4 | French | fort | strong; powerful; skilled, proficient,... |
| 5 | Old French | fort | strong; strongly |
| 6 | Latin | fortis | strong, powerful; firm, resolute, steadfast,... |
| 7 | Old Latin | forctis | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | forktis | strong, robust |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |
via Norwegian Nynorsk over
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | over | above; past; over; more than |
| 2 | Old Norse | yfir | above |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |