Where does “voeren” come from?
voeren (Dutch) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
voeren (Dutch): to guide, lead; to wage; to line
Definitions
- to guide, lead; to wage; to line
Ancestry of “voeren”, step by step
voeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voederen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voederen | Alternative form of voeren |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | voederen | to feed; to line, to cover the inner surface of |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Middle Dutch voeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | voeren | to bring, to carry, to transport; to lead; to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fuoren | to bring, to carry |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrijan | to lead, to bring |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |