Where does “fjärr-” come from?

fjärr- (Swedish) comes from Swedish fjärran, from Old Norse fjarrænn.

fjärr- (Swedish): having to do with a (far) removed location (or occurring over a (long) distance, thinking about it differently); remote, long-distance, tele-, etc

Definitions

  1. having to do with a (far) removed location (or occurring over a (long) distance, thinking about it differently); remote, long-distance, tele-, etc

Ancestry of “fjärr-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfjärranfar
2Old Norsefjarrænn—

Words derived from “fjärr-”

Every word from Old Norse fjarrænn →Every word from Swedish fjärran →