Where does “voortplanten” come from?
voortplanten (Dutch) comes from Dutch planten, from Middle Dutch planten, from Old Dutch planton, from Old French planter, from Latin plantō, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ — flat.
voortplanten (Dutch): to procreate, to reproduce; to propagate
Definitions
- to procreate, to reproduce; to propagate
Ancestry of “voortplanten”, step by step
voortplanten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch planten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | planten | to plant, place a seed or plant in suitably... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | planten | to plant; to plant, to secure in the ground |
| 3 | Old Dutch | planton | to plant; to found |
| 4 | Old French | planter | — |
| 5 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 6 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
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 |