Where does “fyrirmiðdagur” come from?

fyrirmiðdagur (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.

fyrirmiðdagur (Icelandic): forenoon, morning

Definitions

  1. forenoon, morning

Ancestry of “fyrirmiðdagur”, step by step

fyrirmiðdagur 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 miðdagur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmiðdagurnoon, midday
2Icelandicdagura day
3Old Norsedagra day; days, times
4Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →