före

Swedish

/²føːrɛ/

prepositions
Definitions
  • in front of; ahead of
  • before; earlier in time than

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish fyrir inherited from Old Norse fyrir (before, for) inherited from Proto-Germanic *furi (for, before, forward) derived from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (bend, in front, before).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preh₂-

Gloss

bend, in front, before

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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