Where does “doorgroeien” come from?

doorgroeien (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.

doorgroeien (Dutch): to grow professionally

Definitions

  1. to grow professionally

Ancestry of “doorgroeien”, step by step

doorgroeien 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 groeien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroeiento grow
2Middle Dutchgroeyento become/be green, to grow; to increase
3Old Dutchgruoiento grow
4Proto-Germanicgrōanąto green; to grow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “doorgroeien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →