Where does “högmod går före fall” come from?
högmod går före fall (Swedish) comes from Swedish fäll, from Old Norse fall, from Old Norse falla, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
högmod går före fall (Swedish): pride goes before a fall
Definitions
- pride goes before a fall
Ancestry of “högmod går före fall”, step by step
högmod går före fall traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish fäll
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | fäll | skin, hide, pelt |
| 2 | Old Norse | fall | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | falla | to fall |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 6 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
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 går
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | går | yesterday |