Where does “foarich” come from?

foarich (Saterland Frisian) comes from West Frisian foar, from Old Frisian for, 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.

foarich (Saterland Frisian): previous; past; former

Definitions

  1. previous; past; former

Ancestry of “foarich”, step by step

foarich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian foar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfoarfor; before; in front of
2Old Frisianfor—
3Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
4Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Saterland Frisian foar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianfoarfather
2Old FrisianfaderAlternative form of feder
3Proto-Germanic*faderfather
4Proto-Germanicfadērfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →