Where does “fremfor” come from?
fremfor (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål frem, from Danish frem, from Old Danish fræm, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
fremfor (Norwegian Bokmål): before, ahead of, in front of; rather than, in...
Definitions
- before, ahead of, in front of; rather than, in...
Ancestry of “fremfor”, step by step
fremfor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål frem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | frem | forward; imperative of fremme |
| 2 | Danish | frem | forward; toward; imperative of fremme |
| 3 | Old Danish | fræm | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fram | forward, forth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Norwegian Bokmål før
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | før | before; imperative of føre; present tense of fø |
| 2 | Old Norse | fóðr | fodder; sheath |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vōder | linen, sheath; sheath, linen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōdrą | fodder; sheath |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōdô | food, nourishment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pat- | to feed; path; to go |