Where does “Fua” come from?
Fua (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German vore, from Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Fua (Plautdietsch): load, cartload
Definitions
- load, cartload
Ancestry of “Fua”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vore | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | fora | before, against |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |