Where does “foarkar” come from?

foarkar (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.

foarkar (West Frisian): preference

Definitions

  1. preference

Ancestry of “foarkar”, step by step

foarkar 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 kar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankarchoice
2Old Frisiankere—
3Proto-Germanickuzizchoice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- →