Where does “sørfra” come from?

sørfra (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.

sørfra (Norwegian Bokmål): from the south

Definitions

  1. from the south

Ancestry of “sørfra”, step by step

sørfra traces back through two 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 sør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsørsouth
2Old Norsesyðrimore southerly; most southerly
3Proto-Germanicsunþrizôcomparative degree of *sunþraz
4Proto-Germanicsunþrazsouth, southern
5Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂únt(e)ros—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →