Where does “Vorstandsmitglied” come from?
Vorstandsmitglied (German) comes from German Vorstand, from German vorstehen, 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- — passed , crossed.
Vorstandsmitglied (German): board member, director (member of a board of directors)
Definitions
- board member, director (member of a board of directors)
Ancestry of “Vorstandsmitglied”, step by step
Vorstandsmitglied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vorstand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorstand | board, board of directors, of a church council, of a party executive, of an organization committee, executive committee |
| 2 | German | vorstehen | to head, to be in charge of |
| 3 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 4 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 5 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Mitglied
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mitglied | member |
| 2 | German | mit- | a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,... |
| 3 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 4 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |