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Where does “vorauseilen” come from?

vorauseilen (German) comes from German eilen, from Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan.

vorauseilen (German): to hurry ahead; to run ahead of

Definitions

  1. to hurry ahead; to run ahead of

Ancestry of “vorauseilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneilento hurry, to rush; to be urgent
2Middle High Germanīlen—
3Old High Germanīlen—
4Proto-West Germanic*īlijan—
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