Where does “svart får” come from?
svart får (Swedish) comes from Swedish får, from Old Swedish fār, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
svart får (Swedish): a black sheep (someone/something that differs in a negative way in some context)
Definitions
- a black sheep (someone/something that differs in a negative way in some context)
Ancestry of “svart får”, step by step
svart får traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish får
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | får | a sheep; a sheep, a follower; an idiot |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fār | sheep |
| 3 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |