Where does “begrip” come from?

begrip (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch begrip, from Middle Dutch begrip, from Old Dutch bigrip.

begrip (Afrikaans): notion, concept, term

Definitions

  1. notion, concept, term

Ancestry of “begrip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbegripunderstanding, comprehension; understanding,...
2Middle Dutchbegrip
3Old Dutchbigrip
Every word from Old Dutch bigripEvery word from Middle Dutch begripEvery word from Dutch begrip