Where does “forby” come from?
forby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse fyrirbjóða, from Proto-Germanic furibeudaną, from Proto-Germanic furi-, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
forby (Norwegian Nynorsk): to ban, forbid, prohibit
Ancestry of “forby”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | fyrirbjóða | to forbid |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | furibeudaną | to forbid, prohibit, command against |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi- | before, forth, forward; forth- |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |