Where does “voortaan” come from?

voortaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch voort, from Dutch voorde, from Middle Dutch vort, from Old Dutch furt, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

voortaan (Dutch): henceforth, from now on

Definitions

  1. henceforth, from now on

Ancestry of “voortaan”, step by step

voortaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoortforth, forwards; Archaic spelling of voord
2Dutchvoordeford
3Middle Dutchvortford; escape route
4Old Dutchfurt—
5Proto-Germanicfurduzford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →
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