Where does “segja fyrir” come from?
segja fyrir (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.
segja fyrir (Icelandic): to predict
Definitions
- to predict
Ancestry of “segja fyrir”, step by step
segja fyrir 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 segja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | segja | to say, to tell |
| 2 | Old Norse | segja | to say, tell, declare |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |