Where does “företa” come from?

företa (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.

företa (Swedish): to undertake, to do

Definitions

  1. to undertake, to do

Ancestry of “företa”, step by step

företa 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtoe; a body part
2SwedishtagaDated form of ta
3Old Swedishtakato touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring
4Old Norsetakato take; taking, capture; taking, seizing
5Proto-Germanictēkanąto touch; to grasp
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₁g-to touch

Words derived from “företa

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa