Where does “seglfartøy” come from?
seglfartøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fartøy, from Dutch vaartuig, from Dutch varen, from Middle Dutch vāren, from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
seglfartøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sailing vessel
Definitions
- a sailing vessel
Ancestry of “seglfartøy”, step by step
seglfartøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk fartøy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | fartøy | a vessel |
| 2 | Dutch | vaartuig | vessel; vessels; vehicle |
| 3 | Dutch | varen | To sail; to go by boat; to navigate; To ascend or... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vāren | to go, to fare, to travel |
| 5 | Old Dutch | faran | to go, sail |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Nynorsk segl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | segl | a seal; a sail; imperative of segla |
| 2 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 3 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |