Where does “fremman” come from?
fremman (English) comes from English fremd, from Middle English fremde, from Old English fremde, from Proto-West Germanic framiþī, from Proto-Germanic framaþiz, from Swedish fram, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram — passed , crossed.
fremman (English): A person not related; a non-relative or...
Definitions
- A person not related; a non-relative or...
Ancestry of “fremman”, step by step
fremman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English fremd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fremd | Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary;... |
| 2 | Middle English | fremde | foreign; overseas; strange, unknown; unrelated,... |
| 3 | Old English | fremde | strange; foreign; a stranger |
| 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 |
via English MAN
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 2 | English | manual | A handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage... |
| 3 | Middle English | manuel | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | manuel | manual; done with the hands; handle; manual;... |
| 5 | Old French | manual | — |
| 6 | Latin | manuālis | hand |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |