Where does “Klitorisvorhaut” come from?

Klitorisvorhaut (German) comes from German vorhaut, 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- — passed , crossed.

Klitorisvorhaut (German): clitoral hood

Definitions

  1. clitoral hood

Ancestry of “Klitorisvorhaut”, step by step

Klitorisvorhaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vorhaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorhautforeskin
2Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
3Middle High Germanvore
4Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
5Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Klitoris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlitorisclitoris
2Latinclitorisof the clitoris
3Ancient Greekκλειτορίςclitoris
4Ancient Greekκλείωshut, close, bar; enclose, shut in; Epic form of...
5Proto-Hellenicklāyyō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂uyeti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂u-nail, pin, hook - instruments, of old use for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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