Where does “voorbijlopen” come from?

voorbijlopen (Dutch) comes from Dutch lopen, from Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch lōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

voorbijlopen (Dutch): to walk past

Definitions

  1. to walk past

Ancestry of “voorbijlopen”, step by step

voorbijlopen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lopen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlopento run, go fast on one's own legs; to run, cover...
2Middle Dutchlôpento run (on foot)
3Old Dutchlōpanto run, to walk, to go
4Proto-West Germanichlaupanto jump forward, to leap
5Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

via Dutch voorbij

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorbijpast; just beyond; past; over
2Middle Dutchvorebi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →