köra
Swedish
/ˈɕœ̞ːra/, /ˈkœ̞ːra/
verb-reg
Definitions
- to drive; to operate a (motorized) vehicle (with wheels).
- (computing) to execute, run
- (colloquial) to flunk, fail (an exam for instance)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish kø̄ra, køra inherited from Old Norse keyra (drive, fling, toss, prick on, whip, lash, set in motion) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kaurijaną (sweep, tu turn).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kaurijaną
Gloss
sweep, tu turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cair English
- köraa Finnish
- kjøre Norwegian Bokmål
- *kaurijaną Proto-Germanic
- bana Swedish
- fylla Swedish
- fyllekörning Swedish
- körbana Swedish
- samköra Swedish
- övning Swedish
- övningsköra Swedish
- køyra Norwegian Nynorsk
- cairen Middle English
- keyra Old Norse
- køre Danish
- kørekort Danish
- kører Danish
- køresyg Danish
- køretøj Danish
- kørsel Danish
- keyra Icelandic
- kēran Old High German
- køra Old Swedish
- kø̄ra, køra Old Swedish