Where does “foarjier” come from?

foarjier (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.

foarjier (West Frisian): spring

Definitions

  1. spring

Ancestry of “foarjier”, step by step

foarjier 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 jier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianjieryear
2Old Frisianjēryear
3Proto-West Germanicjāryear
4Proto-Germanicjērąyear; name of the J-rune
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₁r-year

Words derived from “foarjier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →