Where does “Kurfürstendamm” come from?
Kurfürstendamm (German) comes from German Kurfürst, 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- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Kurfürstendamm”, step by step
Kurfürstendamm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kurfürst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kurfürst | Elector, prince-elector (see Wikipedia), a member of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire |
| 2 | German | Fürst | prince |
| 3 | Middle Low German | vurste | — |
| 4 | Old High German | furisto | prince |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furist | at first, firstly, in the first place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furistaz | first, foremost |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |