Where does “ávíta fyrir” come from?
ávíta fyrir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fyrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
ávíta fyrir (Icelandic): to reprimand somebody for something, to scold...
Definitions
- to reprimand somebody for something, to scold...
Ancestry of “ávíta fyrir”, step by step
ávíta fyrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fyrir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fyrir | therefore; for; before |
| 2 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 3 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Icelandic ávíta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | ávíta | to reprimand |