Where does “forskeyti” come from?

forskeyti (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.

forskeyti (Icelandic): prefix

Definitions

  1. prefix

Ancestry of “forskeyti”, step by step

forskeyti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic för

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicföra journey, a trip, a voyage; inflection of...
2Old Norsefǫrjourney; attack, assault; fate
3Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic skeyti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskeytishaft, missile, projectile; message; telegram
2Old Norseskeytishaft, missile
3Old Norseskjótato shoot
4Proto-Germanicskeutanąto shoot
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →