Where does “forsíða” come from?
forsíða (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic för, from Old Norse fǫr, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forsíða (Icelandic): front page; main page
Ancestry of “forsíða”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | för | a journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fǫr | journey; attack, assault; fate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |