Where does “fyrirsát” come from?
fyrirsát (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.
fyrirsát (Icelandic): ambush
Definitions
- ambush
Ancestry of “fyrirsát”, step by step
fyrirsát 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 gem-pro:*sētō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gem-pro:*sētō | — |