Where does “toejuichen” come from?
toejuichen (Dutch) comes from Dutch toe, from Middle Dutch toe, from Old Dutch tuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
toejuichen (Dutch): to acclaim, applaud
Definitions
- to acclaim, applaud
Ancestry of “toejuichen”, step by step
toejuichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch toe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toe | adverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | toe | to, towards; up to; until |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tuo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *tō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
via Dutch juichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | juichen | to shout with joy |