Where does “Vorstellung” come from?
Vorstellung (German) comes from German vorstellen, 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.
Vorstellung (German): idea, image, representation; introduction;...
Definitions
- idea, image, representation; introduction;...
Ancestry of “Vorstellung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vorstellen | to move forward; to put forward; to represent;... |
| 2 | German | vor- | pre- |
| 3 | Middle High German | vor- | — |
| 4 | Old High German | fora- | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “Vorstellung”
- Vorstellungsgespräch
- Vorstellungskraft
- Abschiedsvorstellung
- forestilling
- Gehaltsvorstellung
- Vorstellungsbeginn
- Vorstellungsdauer
- Vorstellungsende
- Zwangsvorstellung
- Abendvorstellung
- Buchvorstellung
- forestilling
- Theatervorstellung
- Wahnvorstellung
- Wunschvorstellung
- Zirkusvorstellung
- dukketeaterforestilling
- vrangforestilling