Where does “toestaan” come from?

toestaan (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;...

toestaan (Dutch): to permit, allow

Definitions

  1. to permit, allow

Ancestry of “toestaan”, step by step

toestaan 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 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 de →