Where does “föruneyti” come from?

föruneyti (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fara, from Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

föruneyti (Icelandic): party, entourage

Definitions

  1. party, entourage

Ancestry of “föruneyti”, step by step

föruneyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfarato go, to leave; indefinite genitive plural of...
2Old Norsefarato fare, to travel
3Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Norse neyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneytiuse
2Proto-Germanicnautizuse; useful, helpful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →