vors
See also: VORs
Afrikaans
Etymology 1
From Dutch vorst, from Middle Dutch vorste, from Old Dutch furista, fursta, from the substantivised weak inflection of Proto-Germanic *furistaz (“first”).
Etymology 2
From Dutch vorsen, from German forschen, from Middle High German vorschen, from Old High German forscōn, from Proto-Germanic *furskōną (“inquire, question”).
Verb
vors (present vors, present participle vorsende, past participle gevors)
- to study, to research, to investigate
Derived terms
- navors
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɔrs/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vorsch, from Old Dutch *frosk, from Proto-Germanic *fruskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“jump, hop”). Cognate with German Frosch, West Frisian froask, dialectal English frosh, Icelandic froskur.
Derived terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfoːɐ̯s/
Icelandic
Middle English
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