Where does “forritasafn” come from?

forritasafn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic forrit, from Icelandic for-, from Old Norse for-, from Middle Low German vor-, from Old Saxon far-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

forritasafn (Icelandic): library

Definitions

  1. library

Ancestry of “forritasafn”, step by step

forritasafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic forrit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicforritprogram, application, application program
2Icelandicfor-previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
3Old Norsefor-for; fore-
4Middle Low Germanvor-modyfying verb-prefix, denoting amongst other...
5Old Saxonfar-forming verbs from verbs with various senses...
6Proto-Germanicfra-off, away; completely, fully, up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic safn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsafna museum; a collection; a flock of sheep
2Icelandicsafnato gather, collect
3Old Norsesafna
4Proto-Germanic*samnōną
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-