Where does “Vormund” come from?

Vormund (German) comes from Middle High German vormunde, from Old High German foramunto, 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.

Vormund (German): legal guardian

Definitions

  1. legal guardian

Ancestry of “Vormund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvormunde—
2Old High Germanforamunto—
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

Words derived from “Vormund”

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