Where does “voortplanting” come from?
voortplanting (Dutch) comes from Dutch voortplanten, 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 — flat.
voortplanting (Dutch): procreation, reproduction
Definitions
- procreation, reproduction
Ancestry of “voortplanting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voortplanten | to procreate, to reproduce; to propagate |
| 2 | Dutch | planten | to plant, place a seed or plant in suitably... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | planten | to plant; to plant, to secure in the ground |
| 4 | Old Dutch | planton | to plant; to found |
| 5 | Old French | planter | — |
| 6 | Latin | plantō | to plant, set |
| 7 | Latin | planta | any vegetable production that serves to propagate... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | plāntā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |