Where does “framreiða” come from?
framreiða (Icelandic) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
framreiða (Icelandic): to serve (food and drink), to wait on
Definitions
- to serve (food and drink), to wait on
Ancestry of “framreiða”, step by step
framreiða traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fram
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fram | forth, forward; away from the coast; towards the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | fram | forward, forth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Icelandic reiða
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | reiða | to carry on horseback; to pay; order, file, row |
| 2 | Old Norse | reiða | to carry on horseback; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wraiþijaną | to anger; to curl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |