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Where does “postevand” come from?

postevand (Danish) comes from Danish post, from Middle Low German post, from Middle French poste, from Italian posta, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.

postevand (Danish): tap water

Definitions

  1. tap water

Ancestry of “postevand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpostpost; post, mail; postman
2Middle Low Germanpost—
3Middle Frenchposte—
4Italianpostamail, post; post office; stakes
5Latinprobāre—
6Latinprobō—
7LatinProbus—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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