Where does “frásögn” come from?

frásögn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic frá, from Old Norse frá, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

frásögn (Icelandic): summary, narrative, report

Definitions

  1. summary, narrative, report

Ancestry of “frásögn”, step by step

frásögn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic frá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfráfrom, away from, about; adverbial form of...
2Old Norsefráfrom, away from, about; away; hence, henceforth
3Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
4Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Icelandic sögn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsögnthe act of telling, saying; story, tale; verb
2Old Norsesǫgnspeech; tale, report, news; host of men
3Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →