Where does “vortrefflich” come from?

vortrefflich (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.

vortrefflich (German): excellent, splendid

Definitions

  1. excellent, splendid

Ancestry of “vortrefflich”, 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 “vortrefflich”

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