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Where does “fremidi” come from?

fremidi (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic framiþī, from Proto-Germanic framaþiz, from Swedish fram, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “fremidi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicframiþīforeign, strange
2Proto-Germanicframaþizforeign, alien, strange
3Swedishframforward, in front
4Old Norseframforward, forth
5Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
6Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “fremidi”

  • vremede
  • פֿרעמד
  • friem
  • fremb
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