Where does “förebild” come from?

förebild (Swedish) comes 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.

förebild (Swedish): model

Definitions

  1. model

Ancestry of “förebild”, step by step

förebild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish före

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförein front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...
2Old Swedishfȳrir
3Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
4Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
5Proto-Germanic*sa
6Proto-Austronesian*əsa
7Proto-Oceanic*isa

via Swedish bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbildpicture; image; photo
2GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
3Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
4Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
5Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

Words derived from “förebild

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa