Where does “vooroorlogs” come from?

vooroorlogs (Dutch) comes from Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

vooroorlogs (Dutch): which is built, made or existed before World War II

Definitions

  1. which is built, made or existed before World War II

Ancestry of “vooroorlogs”, step by step

vooroorlogs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
2Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
3Old Dutchfurh
4Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
5Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge
3Old Dutchurlage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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