Where does “först och främst” come from?
först och främst (Swedish) comes from Swedish främst, from Swedish fram, from Old Norse fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
först och främst (Swedish): first of all, first and foremost (most importantly)
Definitions
- first of all, first and foremost (most importantly)
Ancestry of “först och främst”, step by step
först och främst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish främst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | främst | mainly, primarily |
| 2 | Swedish | fram | forward, in front |
| 3 | Old Norse | fram | forward, forth |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fram | from; by, due to; forth, forward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | framaz | forward, prominent |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | prom- | forth, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Swedish och
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | och | and; used to connect two homogeneous words or... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | ock | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ok | and; also, too; yoke |
| 4 | Old Norse | svá | so |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | self (reflexive pronoun) |