Where does “förled” come from?

förled (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.

förled (Swedish): a first element (of a compound word), a prefix

Definitions

  1. a first element (of a compound word), a prefix

Ancestry of “förled”, step by step

förled 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 led

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishledtired; bored; disgusting, repulsive, loathsome;...
2Old Swedishliþer
3Old Norseliðrmember
4Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Oceanic *isaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *əsaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *sa
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