Where does “Vorjahreszeitraum” come from?

Vorjahreszeitraum (German) comes from German Vorjahr, 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- — passed , crossed.

Vorjahreszeitraum (German): same period last year

Definitions

  1. same period last year

Ancestry of “Vorjahreszeitraum”, step by step

Vorjahreszeitraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorjahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorjahrprevious year
2Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
3Middle High Germanvore—
4Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
5Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Zeitraum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeitraumperiod
2GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
3Middle High Germanzīttime
4Old High Germanzīttime
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →