Where does “afbetaling” come from?
afbetaling (Danish) comes from Danish afbetale, from Danish betale, from Danish be-, from Middle Low German be-, from Old Saxon bi-, from Old Saxon bī, from Old English bī-, from Old English bī — on, onto.
afbetaling (Danish): installment, installment loan, installment plan, hire purchase
Definitions
- installment, installment loan, installment plan, hire purchase
Ancestry of “afbetaling”, step by step
afbetaling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish afbetale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afbetale | to pay off; pay in installments |
| 2 | Danish | betale | to pay |
| 3 | Danish | be- | Forms adjectives from nouns, with the sense... |
| 4 | Middle Low German | be- | Makes an intransitive verb transitive or denotes... |
| 5 | Old Saxon | bi- | A productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old Saxon | bī | by, near, around |
| 7 | Old English | bī- | by, near, around; by- |
| 8 | Old English | bī | lullaby!; near, by; by, near, around |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |