Where does “achteruitgaan” come from?

achteruitgaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch achteruit, from Dutch achter, from Middle Dutch achter, from Old Dutch after, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

achteruitgaan (Dutch): to decline, recede

Definitions

  1. to decline, recede

Ancestry of “achteruitgaan”, step by step

achteruitgaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch achteruit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachteruitbackwards
2Dutchachterbehind; beyond
3Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
4Old Dutchafter—
5Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
6Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via Dutch gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
2Middle Dutchgâento go
3Old Dutchgānto go
4Proto-Germanic*gān—
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros →Every word from Proto-Germanic after →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *aftar →
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