Where does “fraskille” come from?
fraskille (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål fra, 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.
fraskille (Norwegian Bokmål): to separate, detach
Definitions
- to separate, detach
Ancestry of “fraskille”, step by step
fraskille traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål fra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | fra | from |
| 2 | Old Norse | frá | from, away from, about; away; hence, henceforth |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål skille
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skille | divide, division, partition, dividing line; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skilja | to part, divide, separate; to break off, break... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |