Where does “framsteg” come from?

framsteg (Swedish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

framsteg (Swedish): progress, improvement

Definitions

  1. progress, improvement

Ancestry of “framsteg”, step by step

framsteg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fram

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

via Swedish steg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstega step
2Old Norsestigstep, pace; step; degree, rank
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →