Where does “Vormaterial” come from?

Vormaterial (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.

Vormaterial (German): raw material

Definitions

  1. raw material

Ancestry of “Vormaterial”, step by step

Vormaterial 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 Material

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMaterialmaterial (matter)
2Latinmāteriālismaterial (made of matter)
3Latinmāteriamatter; material; component stuff; substance
4Latinmātermother female parent
5Proto-Italicmātērmother
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-