Where does “voorstanderklier” come from?

voorstanderklier (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorstander, from Dutch voorstaan, 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- — passed , crossed.

voorstanderklier (Dutch): prostate

Definitions

  1. prostate

Ancestry of “voorstanderklier”, step by step

voorstanderklier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorstander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorstanderadvocate
2Dutchvoorstaanto uphold, maintain
3Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
4Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
5Old Dutchfurh—
6Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
7Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch klier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkliergland; someone suffering from a skin disease or...
2Middle Dutchcliere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →