Where does “voorzijde” come from?
voorzijde (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
voorzijde (Dutch): front side
Definitions
- front side
Ancestry of “voorzijde”, step by step
voorzijde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zijde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zijde | side, face; silk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | side | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīda | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
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 |