Where does “Vorlaufzeit” come from?

Vorlaufzeit (German) comes from German Vorlauf, 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.

Vorlaufzeit (German): lead time

Definitions

  1. lead time

Ancestry of “Vorlaufzeit”, step by step

Vorlaufzeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorlauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorlaufnotice
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 Zeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZeittime; time of day; period, era
2Middle High Germanzīttime
3Old High Germanzīttime
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-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- →