Where does “voorbeeldig” come from?

voorbeeldig (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorbeeld, 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- — passed , crossed.

voorbeeldig (Dutch): exemplary

Definitions

  1. exemplary

Ancestry of “voorbeeldig”, step by step

voorbeeldig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorbeeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorbeeldexample
2Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
3Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
4Old Dutchfurh—
5Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
6Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →