Where does “företräda” come from?

företräda (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.

företräda (Swedish): to represent, to advocate

Definitions

to represent, to advocate

Ancestry of “företräda”, step by step

företräda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish före

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	före	in front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...
2	Old Swedish	fȳrir	—
3	Old Norse	fýrir	before, in front of
4	Old Norse	því	dative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
5	Proto-Germanic	*sa	—
6	Proto-Austronesian	*əsa	—
7	Proto-Oceanic	*isa	—

via Swedish träda

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	träda	fallow
2	Middle Low German	treden	—
3	Old Saxon	tredan	to tread
4	Proto-West Germanic	tredan	to tread
5	Proto-Germanic	trudaną	to tread, to step on
6	Proto-Indo-European	dreu-	tree; firm, solid, steadfast

Words derived from “företräda”

Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →