Where does “bevoordelen” come from?

bevoordelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch voordeel, from Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

bevoordelen (Dutch): to favour/favor

Definitions

  1. to favour/favor

Ancestry of “bevoordelen”, step by step

bevoordelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voordeel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoordeeladvantage
2Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
3Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
4Old Dutchfurh—
5Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
6Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch be- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe- -enForms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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