Where does “voorzijn” come from?

voorzijn (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.

voorzijn (Dutch): to precede, to get to a place before

Definitions

  1. to precede, to get to a place before

Ancestry of “voorzijn”, step by step

voorzijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorfor; before; in front of
2Middle Dutchvōrebefore, in front of
3Old Dutchfurh—
4Proto-West Germanicfurhfurrow
5Proto-Germanicfurhsfurrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperḱ-colored; motley; to open, rip up
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch zijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchzijnTo be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and...
2Middle Dutchsijnalternative infinitive of wesen; his; its
3Middle Dutchwēsento be
4Old Dutchwesanto be
5Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →