Where does “voordelig” come from?
voordelig (Dutch) comes from Dutch voordeel, 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.
voordelig (Dutch): advantageous; cheap
Definitions
- advantageous; cheap
Ancestry of “voordelig”, step by step
voordelig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voordeel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voordeel | advantage |
| 2 | Dutch | voor | for; before; in front of |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vōre | before, in front of |
| 4 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |