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Where does “baksteen” come from?

baksteen (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch baksteen, from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

baksteen (Afrikaans): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “baksteen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaksteenbrick
2Dutchsteenstone
3Middle Dutchstêen—
4Old Dutchstēn—
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
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