Where does “doordraaien” come from?
doordraaien (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.
doordraaien (Dutch): to keep turning, keep running
Definitions
- to keep turning, keep running
Ancestry of “doordraaien”, step by step
doordraaien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch door
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | door | through; across, around; because of, due to |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dōre | through |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thuro | through |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Dutch draaien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | draaien | To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drâyen | to turn, to rotate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrāien | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |