Where does “frammaför” come from?

frammaför (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian framm, 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.

frammaför (Westrobothnian): before, ahead of; south of

Definitions

  1. before, ahead of; south of

Ancestry of “frammaför”, step by step

frammaför traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Westrobothnian framm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianframmforth, forward; south
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 Westrobothnian fȯr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WestrobothnianfȯrFor; Too; Because
2Old Norsefyrirbefore, in front of; for
3Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →