Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “föregå” come from?

föregå (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.

föregå (Swedish): to precede, to forego, to go before; to take...

Definitions

  1. to precede, to forego, to go before; to take...

Ancestry of “föregå”, step by step

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

Words derived from “föregå”

  • föregående
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