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Where does “vorfeldfähig” come from?

vorfeldfähig (German) comes from German Vorfeld, 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.

vorfeldfähig (German): preparable, preparatory

Definitions

  1. preparable, preparatory

Ancestry of “vorfeldfähig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVorfeldrun-up; apron
2Germanvor-pre-
3Middle High Germanvor-—
4Old High Germanfora-—
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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