Where does “trafikkåre” come from?

trafikkåre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk, from Italian traffico, from Vulgar Latin transfricare, from Latin fricō, from Latin frio, from Proto-Italic *friāō.

trafikkåre (Norwegian Nynorsk): a traffic artery

Definitions

  1. a traffic artery

Ancestry of “trafikkåre”, step by step

trafikkåre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk trafikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktrafikktraffic
2Italiantrafficotraffic; trade; activity, rush
3Vulgar Latintransfricareto rub across
4Latinfricōto rub
5LatinfrioI crumble, rub, or break into pieces
6Proto-Italic*friāō—

via Norwegian Nynorsk åre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskårea vein; an oar
2Old Norseæðrvein; eider
3Proto-Germanicēþrōvein
4Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāō →Every word from Latin frio →Every word from Latin fricō →