Where does “doorzagen” come from?

doorzagen (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.

doorzagen (Dutch): to saw through

Definitions

  1. to saw through

Ancestry of “doorzagen”, step by step

doorzagen 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 zagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzagento saw; to nag, to speak in an annoying tone, to...
2Middle Dutchsagenfirst/third-person plural past...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tr̥h₂kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic þurhw →