Where does “doorbraak” come from?

doorbraak (Dutch) comes from Dutch door, from Middle Dutch dōre, from Old Dutch thuro, from Proto-Germanic þurhw, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

doorbraak (Dutch): breakthrough

Definitions

  1. breakthrough

Ancestry of “doorbraak”, step by step

doorbraak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch door

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoorthrough; across, around; because of, due to
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

via Dutch braak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbraakfallow; The act of breaking or breaking in
2Middle Dutchbrakefallow land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →