Where does “föreståndarinna” come from?
föreståndarinna (Swedish) comes from Swedish föreståndare, from Swedish förestå, from Swedish före, from Old Swedish fȳrir, from Old Norse fýrir, from Old Norse því, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
Ancestry of “föreståndarinna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | föreståndare | a superintendent, a manager; "chiefly" for a... |
| 2 | Swedish | förestå | to manage, to lead, to be in charge |
| 3 | Swedish | före | in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | fȳrir | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | fýrir | before, in front of |
| 6 | Old Norse | því | dative singular of þat; therefore, for that... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 9 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |