Where does “förekomma” come from?

förekomma (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.

förekomma (Swedish): to exist, to occur; to happen, to occur, to take...

Definitions

  1. to exist, to occur; to happen, to occur, to take...

Ancestry of “förekomma”, step by step

förekomma 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 komma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkommato come; to move nearer, to arrive; to orgasm;...
2Old Swedishkomato come; to arrive
3Old Norsekomato come, arrive
4Proto-Germanickwemanąto come
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtto step, to take a step; to arrive
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa
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