Where does “foardiel” come from?

foardiel (West 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.

foardiel (West Frisian): advantage

Definitions

  1. advantage

Ancestry of “foardiel”, step by step

foardiel 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 West Frisian diel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiandielpart, piece, section
2Old Frisiandēl—
3Proto-West Germanicdailipart
4Proto-Germanicdailizpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →