Where does “toekeren” come from?

toekeren (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;...

toekeren (Dutch): to turn towards, to turn to

Definitions

  1. to turn towards, to turn to

Ancestry of “toekeren”, step by step

toekeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch toe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoeadverbial form of tot; after, afterwards; shut,...
2Middle Dutchtoeto, towards; up to; until
3Old Dutchtuo—
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via Dutch keren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkerenTo turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of...
2Middle DutchkerenTo turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,...
3Old Dutchkēren—
4Proto-Germanickarzijanąto turn, sweep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵers-to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →