Where does “fyrirsæta” come from?

fyrirsæta (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.

fyrirsæta (Icelandic): model person

Definitions

  1. model person

Ancestry of “fyrirsæta”, step by step

fyrirsæta 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 sæta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsætawoman, girl; a woman who awaits her husband’s...
2Old Norsesætato sit in ambush for; waylay; to undergo, expose...
3Proto-Germanicsētijǭ—
4Proto-Germanicsitjanąto sit
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →