Where does “hjemmefra” come from?
hjemmefra (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.
hjemmefra (Norwegian Bokmål): from home
Definitions
- from home
Ancestry of “hjemmefra”, step by step
hjemmefra 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 hjemme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hjemme | at home |
| 2 | Danish | hjemme | at home, home |
| 3 | Old Danish | hemæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | heima | at home |
| 5 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |