Where does “framsókn” come from?

framsókn (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.

framsókn (Icelandic): advance, progress

Definitions

  1. advance, progress

Ancestry of “framsókn”, step by step

framsókn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicframforth, forward; away from the coast; towards the...
2Old Norseframforward, forth
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 sókn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsóknattack, offensive; parish; petition, application
2Old Norsesóknbattle, undertaking
3Proto-Germanicsōknizinvestigation; probe; examination; inquiry;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →