Where does “föregångare” come from?

föregångare (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.

föregångare (Swedish): forerunner, predecessor

Definitions

  1. forerunner, predecessor

Ancestry of “föregångare”, step by step

föregångare 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 gång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgångwalk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite...
2Middle High Germangancprocession
3Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
4Proto-Germanic*gang
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa