Where does “voorwaerde” come from?

voorwaerde (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “voorwaerde”, step by step

voorwaerde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch vōre

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

via Middle Dutch waerde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwaerde—
2Old Dutchwarda—
3Proto-Germanicwardōprotection, care; attention, heed; watch post,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “voorwaerde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European perḱ- →