Where does “????-” come from?

????- (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic furi-, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

????- (Gothic): before, forth, forward; forth-; for-

Definitions

  1. before, forth, forward; forth-; for-

Ancestry of “????-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfuri-before, forth, forward; forth-
2Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “????-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-
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