Where does “trafikkulykke” come from?

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

trafikkulykke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a road accident

Definitions

  1. a road accident

Ancestry of “trafikkulykke”, step by step

trafikkulykke 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 ulykke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskulykkean accident
2Old Norseúlykka
3Middle Low Germanungelucke
Every word from Proto-Italic *friāōEvery word from Latin frioEvery word from Latin fricō
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