Where does “bylaag” come from?
bylaag (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch bijlage, from German Beilage, from German beilegen, from German bei-, from German bei, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī — on, onto.
bylaag (Afrikaans): supplement; appendix
Ancestry of “bylaag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bijlage | a supplement; e-mail attachment |
| 2 | German | Beilage | insert; side dish |
| 3 | German | beilegen | to enclose; to attach; to settle, to resolve |
| 4 | German | bei- | additionally; for support, supportively; in... |
| 5 | German | bei | by; near; at; for; at; in |
| 6 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 7 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |