Where does “voorhangen” come from?

voorhangen (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.

voorhangen (Dutch): to hang in front in order to cover what's behind

Definitions

  1. to hang in front in order to cover what's behind

Ancestry of “voorhangen”, step by step

voorhangen 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 hangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhangento hang
2Middle Dutchhangento hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
3Middle Dutchhaen—
4Old Dutchhānto hang
5Old Saxonhāhanto hang
6Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “voorhangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →
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