Where does “för” come from?
för (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian fȯr, from Old Norse fyrir, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
för (Westrobothnian): Road conditions; Dirt, slush; Disorder, noise
Definitions
- Road conditions; Dirt, slush; Disorder, noise
Ancestry of “för”, step by step
för traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Westrobothnian fȯr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westrobothnian | fȯr | For; Too; Because |
| 2 | Old Norse | fyrir | before, in front of; for |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |