Where does “skipsførar” come from?
skipsførar (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.
skipsførar (Norwegian Nynorsk): captain
Ancestry of “skipsførar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |