Where does “vorwegnehmen” come from?

vorwegnehmen (German) comes from German vorweg, 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- — passed , crossed.

vorwegnehmen (German): to pre-empt

Definitions

  1. to pre-empt

Ancestry of “vorwegnehmen”, step by step

vorwegnehmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German vorweg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanvorwegbefore, in advance
2Germanvorbefore, prior to, ahead of; ahead of, in front...
3Middle High Germanvore—
4Old High Germanforabefore, against, in the presence of
5Proto-West Germanicforēbefore, in front of
6Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German nehmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannehmento take (something into one's possession or on one's body)
2Middle High Germannëmento take
3Old High Germannemanto take
4Proto-West Germanicnemanto take
5Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
6Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →