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

  1. ambush

Ancestry of “fyrirsát”, step by step

fyrirsát 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 gem-pro:*sētō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgem-pro:*sētō
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa