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Where does “voornaamwoord” come from?

voornaamwoord (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.

voornaamwoord (Dutch): pronoun

Definitions

  1. pronoun

Ancestry of “voornaamwoord”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
2Middle Dutchvōre—
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

Words derived from “voornaamwoord”

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