Where does “voor zich spreken” come from?
voor zich spreken (Dutch) comes from Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
voor zich spreken (Dutch): to go without saying
Ancestry of “voor zich spreken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | voor | for; before; in front of |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vōre | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |