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fortov.

pavement (UK), sidewalk (US)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈfɒːˌtˢɒw][ˈfɒːˌtˢɔw]
  1. pavement (UK), sidewalk (US)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish forta, fortæ (“space around a horse”), the same word as forte. A compound of for- and Old Norse tá n (“path”), from Proto-Germanic *tanhwą. Cf. Finnish tanhua (“stockyard”), which was borrowed from Proto-Norse or Proto-Germanic. The noun itself is derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *tanhuz (“tough”).

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