Where does “doortrekbaar” come from?

doortrekbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch doortrekken, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

doortrekbaar (Dutch): extendable

Definitions

  1. extendable

Ancestry of “doortrekbaar”, step by step

doortrekbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch doortrekken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoortrekkento permeate, to pervade; to penetrate; to flush
2Dutchtrekkento pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...
3Middle Dutchtreckento pull or draw to oneself; to go to another...
4Old Dutchtrecken
5Proto-West Germanic*trakkjanto drag
6Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti