Where does “voorschieten” come from?
voorschieten (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.
voorschieten (Dutch): to advance (money), to pay in advance
Definitions
- to advance (money), to pay in advance
Ancestry of “voorschieten”, step by step
voorschieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Dutch schieten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schieten | to shoot, fire; to shoot, to kill; to rush, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schieten | to shoot, to move quickly in some direction; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skietan | to shoot; to shoot at |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeutan | to shoot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeutaną | to shoot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewd- | to advance, push; to drive, propel |