Where does “forsetningarliður” come from?

forsetningarliður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic forsetning, 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.

forsetningarliður (Icelandic): a prepositional phrase; a preposition and its...

Definitions

  1. a prepositional phrase; a preposition and its...

Ancestry of “forsetningarliður”, step by step

forsetningarliður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic forsetning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicforsetningpreposition
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 liður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicliðurjoint; part, step; term
2Old Norseliðrmember
3Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-