Where does “voorloper” come from?

voorloper (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.

voorloper (Dutch): precursor, ancestor

Definitions

  1. precursor, ancestor

Ancestry of “voorloper”, step by step

voorloper 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 loper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloperrunner; somebody who walks; a carpet
2Middle Dutchlopererunner, messenger, walker

Words derived from “voorloper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →