Where does “fyrri” come from?

fyrri (Faroese) 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.

fyrri (Faroese): former, first

Definitions

  1. former, first

Ancestry of “fyrri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fyrri”

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