Where does “äktenskapsförord” come from?
äktenskapsförord (Swedish) comes from Swedish förord, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
äktenskapsförord (Swedish): a prenuptial agreement
Definitions
- a prenuptial agreement
Ancestry of “äktenskapsförord”, step by step
äktenskapsförord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish förord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förord | a preface, a foreword |
| 2 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 5 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Swedish äktenskap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | äktenskap | marriage |
| 2 | Old Swedish | äktaskap | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | echteschap | — |