Where does “voortbrengen” come from?
voortbrengen (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.
voortbrengen (Dutch): to engender; to produce
Definitions
- to engender; to produce
Ancestry of “voortbrengen”, step by step
voortbrengen 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 brengen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brengen | to bring, to carry; to deliver, to supply |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | brengen | Alternative form of bringen |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bringan | to bring |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bringan | to bring |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bringaną | to bring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrenḱ- | to deviate, corrupt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |