Where does “vor” come from?

vor (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch fora, from Old Dutch fore, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “vor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfora—
2Old Dutchfore—
3Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
4Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →