Where does “Frühzündung” come from?

Frühzündung (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.

Frühzündung (German): preignition

Definitions

  1. preignition

Ancestry of “Frühzündung”, step by step

Frühzündung traces back through two 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 Zündung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZündungignition
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Old High German fruoi →