Where does “förehålla” come from?
förehålla (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.
förehålla (Swedish): to remind and blame, to reprove, to remonstrate
Definitions
- to remind and blame, to reprove, to remonstrate
Ancestry of “förehålla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | fýrir | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |