Where does “Fouer” come from?

Fouer (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German vuore, from Old High German fuora, from Proto-Germanic fōrō, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Fouer (Luxembourgish): wagonload

Definitions

  1. wagonload

Ancestry of “Fouer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvuorejourney, fodder
2Old High Germanfuorabenefit, sustenance, support
3Proto-Germanicfōrōa going, traveling, journey
4Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną
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