Where does “forsveier” come from?
forsveier (Old French) comes from Old French veie, from Latin via, from Proto-Italic wijā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
forsveier (Old French): to mislead; to sidetrack; to misguide
Definitions
- to mislead; to sidetrack; to misguide
Ancestry of “forsveier”, step by step
forsveier traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French veie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | veie | Alternative form of voie |
| 2 | Latin | via | road, street, path; highway; way, method, manner,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | wijā | road |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wih₁eh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Old French for
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | for | — |
via Old French er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | er | — |