Where does “doorstaan” come from?

doorstaan (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.

doorstaan (Dutch): to endure, to weather, to withstand

Definitions

  1. to endure, to weather, to withstand

Ancestry of “doorstaan”, step by step

doorstaan 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 staan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaanto stand, to be upright; to be, to be placed or...
2Middle Dutchstâento stand
3Old DutchstānTo stand
4Proto-West Germanicstānto stand
5Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →