Where does “Vormachtstellung” come from?

Vormachtstellung (German) comes from German Vormacht, 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.

Vormachtstellung (German): supremacy

Definitions

  1. supremacy

Ancestry of “Vormachtstellung”, step by step

Vormachtstellung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vormacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVormachthegemony
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 Stellung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStellungposition
2GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
3Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
4Old High Germanstellen—
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →