Where does “voortborduren” come from?
voortborduren (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.
voortborduren (Dutch): to embroider further; to build further, to...
Definitions
- to embroider further; to build further, to...
Ancestry of “voortborduren”, step by step
voortborduren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voort | forth, forwards; Archaic spelling of voord |
| 2 | Dutch | voorde | ford |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vort | ford; escape route |
| 4 | Old Dutch | furt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch borduren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | borduren | to embroider; to elaborate, to detail further |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |