Where does “företrädare” come from?

företrädare (Swedish) comes from Swedish företräda, 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.

företrädare (Swedish): a representative, an advocate; a predecessor

Definitions

  1. a representative, an advocate; a predecessor

Ancestry of “företrädare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishföreträdato represent, to advocate
2Swedishförein front of; ahead of; before; earlier in time...
3Old Swedishfȳrir—
4Old Norsefýrirbefore, in front of
5Old Norseþvídative singular of þat; therefore, for that...
6Proto-Germanic*sa—
7Proto-Austronesian*əsa—
8Proto-Oceanic*isa—
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *əsa →Every word from Proto-Germanic *sa →