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Where does “framtíð” come from?

framtíð (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.

framtíð (Icelandic): a future; the future tense

Definitions

  1. a future; the future tense

Ancestry of “framtíð”, step by step

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

Words derived from “framtíð”

  • framtíðarfræði
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