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Where does “davor” come from?

davor (German) comes from German vor, from Middle High German vore, from Old High German fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

davor (German): in front of that/it; from that/it; before that;...

Definitions

  1. in front of that/it; from that/it; before that;...

Ancestry of “davor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
2Middle High Germanvore—
3Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
4Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
5Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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