Where does “Vorschaubild” come from?

Vorschaubild (German) comes from German Vorschau, from German vor-, from Middle High German vor-, from Old High German fora-, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “Vorschaubild”, step by step

Vorschaubild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Vorschau

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorschaupreview
2Germanvor-pre-
3Middle High Germanvor-—
4Old High Germanfora-—
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 Bild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildimage; picture; painting; photo; image
2Middle High Germanbildepicture, example, comparison; image, shape
3Old High Germanbilidiimage, figure, reflection, replica
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →