Where does “fremja” come from?
fremja (Old Norse) 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.
fremja (Old Norse): to promote; to accomplish
Definitions
- to promote; to accomplish
Ancestry of “fremja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | framjaną | to promote, to further |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “fremja”