Where does “hemifrån” come from?

hemifrån (Swedish) comes from Swedish ifrån, 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- — passed , crossed.

hemifrån (Swedish): (away) from home

Definitions

  1. (away) from home

Ancestry of “hemifrån”, step by step

hemifrån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ifrån

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishifrånfrom
2Swedishfrånfrom
3Old Swedishfrān—
4Old Swedishfrā—
5Old Swedishfram—
6Proto-Germanicframfrom; by, due to; forth, forward
7Proto-Germanicframazforward, prominent
8Proto-Indo-Europeanprom-forth, forward
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
10Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Swedish hem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhemhome; to one's home; a home; one's dwelling...
2Swedishtentaexam, examination; to take an exam
3Swedishtentamenan examination
4Latintentamenan attempt; a literary attempt: an essay
5Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
6Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →