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Where does “fremmen” come from?

fremmen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic framjaną, 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.

fremmen (Old Dutch): to complete, to accomplish

Definitions

  1. to complete, to accomplish

Ancestry of “fremmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicframjanąto promote, to further
2Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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