Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “vremede” come from?

vremede (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fremidi, from Proto-West Germanic framiþī, from Proto-Germanic framaþiz, from Swedish fram, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vremede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfremidi—
2Proto-West Germanicframiþīforeign, strange
3Proto-Germanicframaþizforeign, alien, strange
4Swedishframforward, in front
5Old Norseframforward, forth
6Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
7Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vremede”

  • friem
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