Where does “herfrå” come from?
herfrå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk her, from Old Norse hér, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Ancestry of “herfrå”, step by step
herfrå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk her
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | her | here; just now, recently; form removed with the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hér | here |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Norwegian Nynorsk frå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | frå | 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 |