Where does “volharden” come from?

volharden (Dutch) comes from Dutch vol-, from Middle Dutch vol, from Old Dutch fol, from Proto-West Germanic full, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

volharden (Dutch): to hold on to, persevere

Definitions

  1. to hold on to, persevere

Ancestry of “volharden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvol-to complete what the stem refers to; Category...
2Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
3Old Dutchfolfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “volharden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →