Where does “vorschen” come from?
vorschen (Middle Low German) comes from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-West Germanic forskōn, from Proto-West Germanic forsku, from Proto-Germanic furskō, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱ-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥sḱéti, from Proto-Indo-European preḱ-.
Ancestry of “vorschen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | vorschen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | forscōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | forskōn | to inquire, question |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | forsku | question, inquiry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furskō | question |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱ-eh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥sḱéti | to keep asking, to question |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preḱ- | to ask |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥ḱneh₂ | — |