Where does “IJzevoorde” come from?

IJzevoorde (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorde, from Middle Dutch vort, from Old Dutch furt, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “IJzevoorde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoordeford
2Middle Dutchvortford; escape route
3Old Dutchfurt—
4Proto-Germanicfurduzford
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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