Where does “nedenfra” come from?

nedenfra (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish 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.

nedenfra (Norwegian Bokmål): from below

Definitions

  1. from below

Ancestry of “nedenfra”, step by step

nedenfra traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish fra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishfrafrom
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 Danish neden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnedenfra neden
2Old Norseneðanbelow, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Norwegian Bokmål nede

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålnededown
2Old Norseniðri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →