Where does “fremsome” come from?
fremsome (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.
fremsome (English): Unfamiliar; Unsocial
Definitions
- Unfamiliar; Unsocial
Ancestry of “fremsome”, step by step
fremsome 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 |