Where does “voorlichten” come from?
voorlichten (Dutch) comes from Dutch lichten, from Middle Dutch lichten, from Middle English lihten, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic linhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
voorlichten (Dutch): to raise awareness, to educate, to inform; to...
Definitions
- to raise awareness, to educate, to inform; to...
Ancestry of “voorlichten”, step by step
voorlichten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lichten | to raise, to lift up; to empty out |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lichten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lihten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lį̄htijan | to lighten, make weigh less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | linhtijaną | to make light; to make easy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch voor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voor | for; before; in front of |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vōre | before, in front of |
| 3 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |