Where does “Frühwarnsystem” come from?

Frühwarnsystem (German) comes from German früh, from Middle High German vrüe, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Frühwarnsystem (German): early warning system

Definitions

  1. early warning system

Ancestry of “Frühwarnsystem”, step by step

Frühwarnsystem traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German früh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrühearly
2Middle High Germanvrüe—
3Old High Germanfruoiid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German System

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSystemsystem; period
2Latinsystēmasystem
3Ancient Greekσύστημαa whole made of several parts or members, system;...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

via German warnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwarnento warn
2Middle High Germanwarnento watch over, protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →