Where does “voerman” come from?

voerman (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.

voerman (Dutch): driver of a horse cart

Definitions

  1. driver of a horse cart

Ancestry of “voerman”, step by step

voerman 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 man

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmanman, human male, either adult or...
2Middle Dutchmanhuman; person; man, male
3Old Dutchmanhuman, person; man, male
4Proto-West Germanicmannperson, human
5Proto-Germanic*mann-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
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