Where does “före” come from?

före (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.

före (Swedish): in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...

Definitions

  1. in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...

Ancestry of “före”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishfȳrir—
2Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
3Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
4Proto-Germanic*sa—
5Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
6Proto-Oceanic*isa—

Words derived from “före”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →