Where does “parafoudre” come from?
parafoudre (French) comes from French foudre, from Middle High German vuoder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic fōþr, from Proto-West Germanic fōrþr, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną — passed , crossed.
parafoudre (French): lightning conductor
Ancestry of “parafoudre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | foudre | lightning; thunderbolt |
| 2 | Middle High German | vuoder | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fuodar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōþr | load, wagonload |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrþr | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrijan | to lead, to bring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |