Where does “voorsorteervak” come from?

voorsorteervak (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorsorteren, 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- — passed , crossed.

voorsorteervak (Dutch): filter lane

Definitions

  1. filter lane

Ancestry of “voorsorteervak”, step by step

voorsorteervak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorsorteren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorsorterento presort; to get into the proper filter lane at...
2Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
3Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
4Old Dutchfurh—
5Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
6Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch vak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvakA compartment; A subject, discipline, class,...
2Middle Dutchvac—
3Old Dutchfakcompartment
4Proto-West Germanicfakdivision, compartment; period, interval
5Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →