Where does “voorlezen” come from?

voorlezen (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.

voorlezen (Dutch): to read aloud

Definitions

  1. to read aloud

Ancestry of “voorlezen”, step by step

voorlezen 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 lezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlezento read; to gather
2Middle Dutchlēsento collect, gather, read
3Old Dutchlesanto gather, to collect; to read
4Proto-West Germanic*lesan
5Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
6Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “voorlezen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-