Where does “göra narr av” come from?
göra narr av (Swedish) comes from Swedish göra, from Old Swedish gøra, from Old Norse gera, from Proto-Germanic garwijaną, from Proto-Germanic garwaz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
göra narr av (Swedish): to make fun of, to ridicule (someone or something)
Definitions
- to make fun of, to ridicule (someone or something)
Ancestry of “göra narr av”, step by step
göra narr av traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish göra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | göra | work, task; to do; to make, to produce, to create |
| 2 | Old Swedish | gøra | to do, make |
| 3 | Old Norse | gera | to do, make |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garwijaną | to prepare |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | garwaz | ready, prepared |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Swedish narr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | narr | fool; jester; joker |
| 2 | Middle Low German | narre | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 4 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 6 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 7 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |