Where does “voeteren” come from?
voeteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch voet, from Middle Dutch voet, from Old Dutch fuot, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
voeteren (Dutch): to go on foot, to walk
Definitions
- to go on foot, to walk
Ancestry of “voeteren”, step by step
voeteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voet | foot; Dutch foot; imperial foot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | voet | foot; paw; foot, bottom part, base |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fuot | foot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōt | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Dutch eren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eren | to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êren | to honour, to dignify |
| 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 |