Where does “Vorbeiflug” come from?
Vorbeiflug (German) comes from German Vorbei, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
Vorbeiflug (German): flyby
Definitions
- flyby
Ancestry of “Vorbeiflug”, step by step
Vorbeiflug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vorbei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorbei | over, past, up (of time) |
| 2 | German | bei | by; near; at; for; at; in |
| 3 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |