fortov
Danish
[ˈfɒːˌtˢɒw]
noun
Definitions
- pavement, sidewalk
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish forta derived from Old Norse tá (path) derived from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą, *tanhuz (tough, clinging, fitting, tenacious).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*tanhuz
Gloss
tough, clinging, fitting, tenacious
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- tanhua Finnish
- *denḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- tå Norwegian Bokmål
- *taihwō Proto-Germanic
- *taihwǭ Proto-Germanic
- *tanhuz Proto-Germanic
- *tanhwą Proto-Germanic
- tå Norwegian Nynorsk
- toh Old English
- tōh Old English
- tá Old Norse
- café Danish
- forte Danish
- fortovscafé Danish
- tå Danish
- tá Icelandic
- zah Old High German
- zāh Old High German
- zāhi Old High German
- tá Faroese
- *tāi Old Dutch
- ta Old Swedish
- tâ Westrobothnian
- *tēi Old Frisian
- forta Old Danish