Where does “Zeilenvorschub” come from?
Zeilenvorschub (German) comes from German Vorschub, from German vorschieben, 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.
Zeilenvorschub (German): line feed
Definitions
- line feed
Ancestry of “Zeilenvorschub”, step by step
Zeilenvorschub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vorschub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vorschub | advance, feed (in a mechanism) |
| 2 | German | vorschieben | to push forward |
| 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 |