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
Ancestry of “Vormund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | vormunde | — |
| 2 | Old High German | foramunto | — |
| 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 |