Where does “fravær” come from?

fravær (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.

fravær (Norwegian Bokmål): absence

Definitions

  1. absence

Ancestry of “fravær”, step by step

fravær traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål fra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålfrafrom
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

via Norwegian Bokmål være

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålværeto be; to sense or feel
2Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
3Old Danishwæræ—
4Old Norseverato be
5Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Norwegian Nynorsk frå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfråfrom

Words derived from “fravær”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →