Where does “voortgaan” come from?

voortgaan (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.

voortgaan (Dutch): to go forth, to progress; to continue

Definitions

  1. to go forth, to progress; to continue

Ancestry of “voortgaan”, step by step

voortgaan 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 gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
2Middle Dutchgâento go
3Old Dutchgānto go
4Proto-Germanic*gān
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós