Where does “Vuorinen” come from?
Vuorinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuori, from Proto-Finnic voori, from Estonian voor, from Middle Low German vore, from Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Vuorinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vuori | mountain; a high hill; lining |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voori | large hill |
| 3 | Estonian | voor | drumlin, an oval ridge formed under glacier ice;... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | vore | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | fora | before, against |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |