Where does “doorbreken” come from?

doorbreken (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.

doorbreken (Dutch): to break, break through, break in half; to break...

Definitions

  1. to break, break through, break in half; to break...

Ancestry of “doorbreken”, step by step

doorbreken traces back through 3 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 breken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrekento break
2Middle Dutchbrēkento break, to break into pieces
3Old Dutchbrecanto break
4Proto-West Germanicbrekanto break
5Proto-Germanicbrekanąto break
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrēǵ-to shine, shimmer

via Middle Dutch dorebreken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdorebreken—

Words derived from “doorbreken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →