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Where does “framhjáhlaup” come from?

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

framhjáhlaup (Icelandic): the act of passing by; an en passant move

Definitions

  1. the act of passing by; an en passant move

Ancestry of “framhjáhlaup”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicframhjápast
2Icelandicframforth, forward; away from the coast; towards the...
3Old Norseframforward, forth
4Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
5Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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