Where does “förebygga” come from?
förebygga (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.
förebygga (Swedish): to prevent
Definitions
- to prevent
Ancestry of “förebygga”, step by step
förebygga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish före
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 4 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |
via Swedish bygga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bygga | to build; to construct |
| 2 | Old Swedish | byggia | to settle, build |
| 3 | Old Norse | byggja | to settle, build; to inhabit, dwell, live; to let... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būwijaną | to settle, to inhabit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | būaną | to dwell, reside |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |