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Where does “femithi” come from?

femithi (Old Saxon) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “femithi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “femithi”

  • fremmedord
  • fremmedspråk
  • fremmed
  • fremmedlegeme
  • fremmedordbog
  • fremmed
  • fremmedlegeme
  • fremmedord
  • fremmandur
  • fremmandafólk
  • vremede
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