Where does “vür” come from?
vür (Middle High German) comes from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “vür”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | furi | before; for; because of |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |