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
- below something, beneath something
Ancestry of “fyrir neðan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | fyrir | therefore; for; before |
| 2 | Old Norse | fýrir | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |