Where does “fyrir neðan” come from?

fyrir neðan (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic fyrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

fyrir neðan (Icelandic): below something, beneath something

Definitions

  1. below something, beneath something

Ancestry of “fyrir neðan”, step by step

fyrir neðan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic fyrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfyrirtherefore; for; before
2Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
3Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
4Proto-Germanic*sa—
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—

via Icelandic neðan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicneðanbelow, beneath; below, at the bottom
2Old Norseneðanbelow, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →