Where does “fremmedord” come from?
fremmedord (Danish) comes from Danish fremmed, from Middle Low German vremede, from Old Saxon fremithi, from Proto-West Germanic framiþī, from Proto-Germanic framaþiz, from Swedish fram, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram — passed , crossed.
fremmedord (Danish): a loanword that has not been assimilated (orthographically, phonologically, inflectionally etc.), and is hence perceived as foreign
Definitions
- a loanword that has not been assimilated (orthographically, phonologically, inflectionally etc.), and is hence perceived as foreign
Ancestry of “fremmedord”, step by step
fremmedord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fremmed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fremmed | foreign, alien; unfamiliar; strange |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vremede | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fremithi | foreign, strange |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | framiþī | foreign, strange |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | framaþiz | foreign, alien, strange |
| 6 | Swedish | fram | forward, in front |
| 7 | Old Norse | fram | forward, forth |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |