Where does “föredra” come from?
föredra (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.
föredra (Swedish): to prefer, to favor; to speak, to give a speech,...
Definitions
- to prefer, to favor; to speak, to give a speech,...
Ancestry of “föredra”, step by step
föredra 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 dra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dra | pull; to tell a short story or joke; leave for... |
| 2 | Swedish | draga | Dated form of dra |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dragen | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | dragan | to go, to travel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dragan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draganą | to draw, to pull, to carry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreǵ- | pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide |