Where does “Vorlauf” come from?

Vorlauf (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.

Vorlauf (German): notice

Definitions

  1. notice

Ancestry of “Vorlauf”, step by step

Vorlauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
2Middle High Germanvore—
3Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
4Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
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 Lauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaufa run; a leg of certain animals; barrel
2Middle High Germanlouf—
3Old High Germanhlouf—
4Proto-Germanichlaupąleap; course, race
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

Words derived from “Vorlauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →