Where does “foarjiersmoanne” come from?

foarjiersmoanne (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian foarjier, 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.

foarjiersmoanne (West Frisian): March

Definitions

  1. March

Ancestry of “foarjiersmoanne”, step by step

foarjiersmoanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian foarjier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianfoarjierspring
2West Frisianfoarfor; before; in front of
3Old Frisianfor—
4Proto-West Germanicfurifor; before; forward
5Proto-Germanicfurifor, before; before, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via West Frisian moanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianmoannemoon; the Moon; month
2Old Frisianmōnamoon
3Proto-West Germanicmānōmoon
4Proto-Germanicmēnômoon
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →
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