Where does “Vormärz” come from?
Vormärz (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.
Vormärz (German): the period leading up to the 1848 March Revolution, variously held to begin in either 1815 (after the Congress of Vienna) or 1830 (after the July Revolution in France)
Definitions
- the period leading up to the 1848 March Revolution, variously held to begin in either 1815 (after the Congress of Vienna) or 1830 (after the July Revolution in France)
Ancestry of “Vormärz”, step by step
Vormärz 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 März
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | März | March |
| 2 | Middle High German | merze | March |
| 3 | Old High German | merzo | March |
| 4 | Latin | Mārtius | of or belonging to Mars, the god of war; sacred to Mars |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |