Where does “voortduren” come from?

voortduren (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.

voortduren (Dutch): to continue, to persist

Definitions

  1. to continue, to persist

Ancestry of “voortduren”, step by step

voortduren 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 duren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdurento last, to take
2Middle Dutchdurento continue, to persist; to keep; to be durable
3Old Frenchdurerto last
4Latindūrōto harden, make hard
5Latindūrus—
6Proto-Italicdūros—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanduh₂-ró-slong, far
8Proto-Indo-Europeandweh₂-far; long
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →