Where does “voorstaan” come from?

voorstaan (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.

voorstaan (Dutch): to uphold, maintain

Definitions

  1. to uphold, maintain

Ancestry of “voorstaan”, step by step

voorstaan 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 staan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaanto stand, to be upright; to be, to be placed or...
2Middle Dutchstâento stand
3Old DutchstānTo stand
4Proto-West Germanicstānto stand
5Proto-Germanicstānąto stand
6Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “voorstaan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →