Where does “vorstellen” come from?

vorstellen (German) comes 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.

vorstellen (German): to move forward; to put forward; to represent;...

Definitions

  1. to move forward; to put forward; to represent;...

Ancestry of “vorstellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvor-pre-
2Middle High Germanvor-
3Old High Germanfora-
4Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “vorstellen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós