Where does “förtur” come from?
förtur (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.
förtur (Swedish): priority, preference; the privilege of being...
Definitions
- priority, preference; the privilege of being...
Ancestry of “förtur”, step by step
förtur 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 tur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tur | a tour; a journey through a building, estate,... |
| 2 | French | tour | tower; rook; apartment building |
| 3 | Latin | tornus | A turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόρνος | A tool similar to a pair of compasses used to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | torh₂no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |