Where does “Vorstandsvorsitzender” come from?
Vorstandsvorsitzender (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.
Vorstandsvorsitzender (German): CEO male or of unspecified gender
Definitions
- CEO male or of unspecified gender
Ancestry of “Vorstandsvorsitzender”, step by step
Vorstandsvorsitzender 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 Vorsitzender
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorsitzender | chairman, chairperson, chair, board chairman;... |
| 2 | Latin | praeses | sitting before; protector, guard, guardian,... |
| 3 | Latin | praesideo | I sit before or in front of; I sit beforehand; I... |
| 4 | Latin | sedeō | to sit, to be seated |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | sedēō | sit, be sitting, be seated |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗd- | to sit |