Where does “Telefonvorwahl” come from?

Telefonvorwahl (German) comes from German Vorwahl, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Telefonvorwahl (German): area code

Definitions

  1. area code

Ancestry of “Telefonvorwahl”, step by step

Telefonvorwahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorwahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorwahlarea code; primary election
2Germanvor-pre-
3Middle High Germanvor-—
4Old High Germanfora-—
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German telefon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantelefontelephone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →