Where does “voornemen” come from?

voornemen (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.

voornemen (Dutch): intention, resolve, resolution

Definitions

  1. intention, resolve, resolution

Ancestry of “voornemen”, step by step

voornemen 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 nemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnemento take, to take hold of, to grasp or grab; to...
2Middle Dutchnēmento take
3Old Dutchnemanto take; to take away
4Proto-Germanicnemanąto take
5Proto-Indo-Europeannem-to distribute; to give, to take
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