Where does “fremmedlegeme” come from?

fremmedlegeme (Danish) comes from German Fremdkörper, from German fremd, from Middle High German vremde, from Old High German fremidi, from Proto-West Germanic framiþī, from Proto-Germanic framaþiz, from Swedish fram, from Old Norse fram — passed , crossed.

fremmedlegeme (Danish): foreign body

Definitions

  1. foreign body

Ancestry of “fremmedlegeme”, step by step

fremmedlegeme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Fremdkörper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFremdkörperforeign body
2Germanfremdstrange; foreign; external
3Middle High Germanvremdestranger, foreigner; strange, foreign
4Old High Germanfremidi—
5Proto-West Germanicframiþīforeign, strange
6Proto-Germanicframaþizforeign, alien, strange
7Swedishframforward, in front
8Old Norseframforward, forth
9Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
10Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
11Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish legeme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlegemebody; field
2Old Norselíkhamrbody
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Danish fremmed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfremmedforeign, alien; unfamiliar; strange
2Middle Low Germanvremede—
3Old Saxonfremithiforeign, strange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →