Where does “fornur” come from?

fornur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse fórn, from Proto-Germanic fōrīniz, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

fornur (Faroese): old, ancient; provident, able to stove something...

Definitions

  1. old, ancient; provident, able to stove something...

Ancestry of “fornur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefórnold, ancient
2Proto-Germanicfōrīnizgift, offering
3Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fornur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →