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Where does “bufför” come from?

bufför (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

bufför (Westrobothnian): To move the cattle to the shielings; To move, to...

Definitions

  1. To move the cattle to the shielings; To move, to...

Ancestry of “bufför”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefœra—
2Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “bufför”

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