Where does “voorhanger” come from?

voorhanger (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.

voorhanger (Dutch): a pair of detachable sunglasses that can be bridged onto the primary spectacles

Definitions

  1. a pair of detachable sunglasses that can be bridged onto the primary spectacles

Ancestry of “voorhanger”, step by step

voorhanger 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 hanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhangerhanger; jewel that hangs
2Dutchhangento hang
3Middle Dutchhangento hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
4Middle Dutchhaen—
5Old Dutchhānto hang
6Old Saxonhāhanto hang
7Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →