Where does “voortreffelijk” come from?
voortreffelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch voor, from Middle Dutch vōre, from Old Dutch furh, from Proto-West Germanic furh, from Proto-Germanic furhs, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
voortreffelijk (Dutch): excellent, outstanding, exquisite
Definitions
- excellent, outstanding, exquisite
Ancestry of “voortreffelijk”, step by step
voortreffelijk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voor | for; before; in front of |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vōre | before, in front of |
| 3 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German vortrefflich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | vortrefflich | excellent, splendid |
| 2 | German | trefflich | splendid, excellent |
| 3 | German | Treffen | a meeting |
| 4 | Middle High German | treffen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | treffan | to hit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | to hit, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |