Where does “bortifrån” come from?

bortifrån (Swedish) comes from Swedish ifrån, from Swedish från, from Old Swedish frān, from Old Swedish frā, from Old Swedish fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom- — passed , crossed.

bortifrån (Swedish): From a distant position; from far away

Definitions

  1. From a distant position; from far away

Ancestry of “bortifrån”, step by step

bortifrån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ifrån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishifrånfrom
2Swedishfrånfrom
3Old Swedishfrān—
4Old Swedishfrā—
5Old Swedishfram—
6Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
7Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish bort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbortaway, off
2Old Norseburt—
3Old Norsebrautroad, cleared path
4Proto-Germanicbrautō—
5Proto-Germanicbreutanąto destroy, crush, break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewd-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →