Where does “voordoen” come from?

voordoen (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.

voordoen (Dutch): to demonstrate; to occur; to pose, act, pretend

Definitions

  1. to demonstrate; to occur; to pose, act, pretend

Ancestry of “voordoen”, step by step

voordoen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voor

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

via Dutch doen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoento do; to put; to cause to, to make
2Middle Dutchdoento do; to cause; to put, to place
3Old Dutchduonto do; to put, to place
4Proto-Germanicdōnąto do, make; to put, place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tto put, to place; to do
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós