Where does “Vorhofflimmern” come from?

Vorhofflimmern (German) comes from German Vorhof, 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.

Vorhofflimmern (German): atrial fibrillation

Definitions

  1. atrial fibrillation

Ancestry of “Vorhofflimmern”, step by step

Vorhofflimmern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorhof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorhofforecourt
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 flimmern

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