Where does “framover” come from?

framover (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fram, from Old Norse fram, 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.

Ancestry of “framover”, step by step

framover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fram

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålframforward
2Old Norseframforward, forth
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

via Norwegian Bokmål over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåloverabove; past; over; more than
2Old Norseyfirabove
3Proto-Germanicubiriover; over, above
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupérialternative reconstruction of *upér
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →