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Where does “hverfa frá” come from?

hverfa frá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic frá, from Old Norse frá, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

hverfa frá (Icelandic): hverfa frá; to stop doing something

Definitions

  1. hverfa frá; to stop doing something

Ancestry of “hverfa frá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfráfrom, away from, about; adverbial form of...
2Old Norsefráfrom, away from, about; away; hence, henceforth
3Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
4Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
5Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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