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Where does “voorspelling” come from?

voorspelling (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorspellen, 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.

voorspelling (Dutch): forecast; prophecy

Definitions

  1. forecast; prophecy

Ancestry of “voorspelling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorspellento predict, foresee, foretell, forespell
2Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
3Middle Dutchvōre—
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

Words derived from “voorspelling”

  • weersvoorspelling
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