Where does “vaanvoerder” come from?

vaanvoerder (Dutch) comes from Dutch voeren, from Dutch voederen, from Middle Dutch voederen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

vaanvoerder (Dutch): ensign officiel bearing a battle standard or vane

Definitions

  1. ensign officiel bearing a battle standard or vane

Ancestry of “vaanvoerder”, step by step

vaanvoerder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoerento guide, lead; to wage; to line
2DutchvoederenAlternative form of voeren
3Middle Dutchvoederento feed; to line, to cover the inner surface of
4Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
5Old Dutch-en
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch vaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaanvane, small flag; banner, battle standard;...
2Middle Dutchvāne
3Old Dutchfanocloth, banner
4Proto-Germanicfanôcloth; dook/duck; banner; flag
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpān-fabric
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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