Where does “fýrir” come from?
fýrir (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
fýrir (Old Norse): before, in front of
Ancestry of “fýrir”, step by step
fýrir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse því
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Proto-Germanic furi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “fýrir”