Where does “vooruitblikken” come from?
vooruitblikken (Dutch) comes from Dutch blikken, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
vooruitblikken (Dutch): to look ahead, preview, focus on possible future...
Definitions
- to look ahead, preview, focus on possible future...
Ancestry of “vooruitblikken”, step by step
vooruitblikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blikken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blikken | tin, tinnen, made of a light tinplate as... |
| 2 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 4 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch vooruit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vooruit | ahead, onward; come on, go on; fine, oh all right... |
| 2 | Dutch | voor | for; before; in front of |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vōre | before, in front of |
| 4 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |