Where does “frånvända” come from?

frånvända (Swedish) comes from Swedish från, from Old Swedish frān, from Old Swedish frā, from Old Swedish fram, from Proto-Germanic fram, from Proto-Germanic framaz, from Proto-Indo-European prom-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

frånvända (Swedish): turn away

Definitions

  1. turn away

Ancestry of “frånvända”, step by step

frånvända traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish från

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfrånfrom
2Old Swedishfrān—
3Old Swedishfrā—
4Old Swedishfram—
5Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
6Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish vända

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvändato turn
2Old Swedishvændato turn; to change; to translate
3Old Norsevenda—
4Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →