Where does “samelewing” come from?
samelewing (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch samenleving, from Dutch samenleven, from Dutch leven, from Middle Dutch lēven, from Old Dutch libben, from Proto-West Germanic libbjan, from Proto-Germanic libjaną, from Proto-Indo-European leyp- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
samelewing (Afrikaans): society long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects; people of one’s country or community taken as a whole
Definitions
- society long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects; people of one’s country or community taken as a whole
Ancestry of “samelewing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | samenleving | society |
| 2 | Dutch | samenleven | to live together as partners or a family |
| 3 | Dutch | leven | to live; life |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lēven | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Old Dutch | libben | to live |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |