Where does “vrijwilligersproject” come from?
vrijwilligersproject (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrijwilliger, from Dutch vrijwillig, from Dutch vrij, from Middle Dutch vri, from Old Dutch frī, from Proto-West Germanic frī, from Proto-Germanic frijaz, from Proto-Indo-European priHós — to love, to please.
vrijwilligersproject (Dutch): volunteer project
Definitions
- volunteer project
Ancestry of “vrijwilligersproject”, step by step
vrijwilligersproject traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vrijwilliger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vrijwilliger | volunteer; voluntary military recruit or soldier,... |
| 2 | Dutch | vrijwillig | voluntary, of one's own free will |
| 3 | Dutch | vrij | free; not imprisoned or enslaved; free;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vri | free |
| 5 | Old Dutch | frī | free, unbound |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | frī | free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | frijaz | free |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | priHós | dear, beloved; happy, free |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | preyH- | to love, to please |
via Dutch project
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | project | project (planned endeavor) |
| 2 | Latin | prōiectum | — |
| 3 | Latin | proicio | I throw, thrust, drive, fling or hurl forth,... |
| 4 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |