An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/vor

by Friedrich Kluge

vor, adverb and preposition, ‘before,’ from Middle High German vor, vore, Old High German fora; corresponding to Gothic faúr and faúra, ‘before,’ Old Saxon for, fora, Dutch vor, Anglo-Saxon and English for. In non-Teutonic are found the correspondences Sanscrit purâ and purás, ‘before,’ with pra, Greek πάρος with πρό; Modern High German für, as well as Latin pro, are more remotely allied.