Where does “ligefrem” come from?

ligefrem (Danish) comes from Danish frem, from Old Danish fræm, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

ligefrem (Danish): blunt, frank, straightforward

Definitions

  1. blunt, frank, straightforward

Ancestry of “ligefrem”, step by step

ligefrem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish frem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfremforward; toward; imperative of fremme
2Old Danishfræm—
3Old Norseframforward, forth
4Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
5Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Danish lige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishligelike, match; straight, not bent; equal
2Danishligequal to; like, similar to; body, corpse
3Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
4Middle Low Germanlīk—
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

Words derived from “ligefrem”

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