Where does “Vorstellungskraft” come from?
Vorstellungskraft (German) comes from German Vorstellung, 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- — passed , crossed.
Vorstellungskraft (German): imagination
Ancestry of “Vorstellungskraft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Vorstellung | idea, image, representation; introduction;... |
| 2 | German | vorstellen | to move forward; to put forward; to represent;... |
| 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 |