Where does “Vorjahr” come from?
Vorjahr (German) comes from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Vorjahr (German): previous year
Definitions
- previous year
Ancestry of “Vorjahr”, step by step
Vorjahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German vor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vor | before, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vore | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fora | before, against, in the presence of |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German jahr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | jahr | year solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one orbit of the Sun |
| 2 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 3 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -ic | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |