Where does “Bad Homburg vor der Höhe” come from?
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (German) comes from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Bad Homburg vor der Höhe”, step by step
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German vor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vor | before, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vore | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fora | before, against, in the presence of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German der
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | der | the; inflection of der: ## genitive/dative... |
| 2 | Middle High German | der | the |
| 3 | Middle High German | wīle | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wīla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwīlu | period of rest, pause; time, period of time,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwīlō | time, period of time, while; period of rest,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷyeh₁- | to rest; rest, peace |