Where does “nedanfrå” come from?

nedanfrå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk frå, 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.

nedanfrå (Norwegian Nynorsk): from beneath

Definitions

  1. from beneath

Ancestry of “nedanfrå”, step by step

nedanfrå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk frå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfråfrom
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 Swedish nedan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnedanbelow, underneath; below, in the following;...
2Old Norseneðanbelow, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →