Where does “førre” come from?
førre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fyrri, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
førre (Norwegian Nynorsk): previous, last
Ancestry of “førre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fyrri | former, first; the first, foremost |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |