Where does “fyrre” come from?

fyrre (Danish) comes from Old Norse fyrri, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fyrre (Danish): forty; indefinite plural of fyr

Definitions

  1. forty; indefinite plural of fyr

Ancestry of “fyrre”, step by step

fyrre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fyrri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefyrriformer, first; the first, foremost
2Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish fyrretyve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfyrretyveforty

Words derived from “fyrre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →