Where does “Kurfürst” come from?
Kurfürst (German) comes from German Fürst, from Middle Low German vurste, from Old High German furisto, from Proto-Germanic furist, from Proto-Germanic furistaz, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Kurfürst (German): Elector, prince-elector (see Wikipedia), a member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
Definitions
- Elector, prince-elector (see Wikipedia), a member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire
Ancestry of “Kurfürst”, step by step
Kurfürst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fürst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fürst | prince |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vurste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | furisto | prince |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furist | at first, firstly, in the first place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furistaz | first, foremost |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Kür
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kür | choice; free skating |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kure | — |
| 3 | Arabic | كره | to be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to... |
| 4 | Arabic | كُرَة | ball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a... |
| 5 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |