Where does “för” come from?

för (Swedish) comes from Swedish bud, from Swedish givare, from Swedish giva, from Old Swedish giva, from Old Norse gefa, from Proto-Germanic gebaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- — to give.

för (Swedish): too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...

Definitions

  1. too; To an excessive degree; because; bow; the...

Ancestry of “för”, step by step

för traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbuda message (also budskap)
2Swedishgivarea giver; a giver, a donor; a sensor
3Swedishgivaa portion of fodder; the amount of fodder given...
4Old Swedishgivato give
5Old Norsegefato give something; to give someone something
6Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give

via Old Swedish for

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfor—
2Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Norse fýrir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
2Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
3Proto-Germanic*sa—
4Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
5Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “för”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gebaną →Every word from Old Norse gefa →