Where does “fyrirkallaður” come from?
fyrirkallaður (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.
fyrirkallaður (Icelandic): used in set phrases
Definitions
- used in set phrases
Ancestry of “fyrirkallaður”, step by step
fyrirkallaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic fyrir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | fyrir | therefore; for; before |
| 2 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 3 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Icelandic kallaður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kallaður | — |