Where does “voortvaren” come from?

voortvaren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vortvaren, from Old Dutch forthfaran, from Old Dutch faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

voortvaren (Dutch): to go through, to go ahead, to hold course

Definitions

  1. to go through, to go ahead, to hold course

Ancestry of “voortvaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchvortvaren—
2Old Dutchforthfaran—
3Old Dutchfaranto go, sail
4Proto-Germanicfaran—
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →