Where does “tilblivelse” come from?

tilblivelse (Danish) comes from Danish tilblive, from Danish blive, from Middle Low German blîven, from Old Saxon bilīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.

tilblivelse (Danish): genesis, origin, creation, coming into being

Definitions

  1. genesis, origin, creation, coming into being

Ancestry of “tilblivelse”, step by step

tilblivelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tilblive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilbliveto become, turn into
2Danishbliveto become; to be; to amount
3Middle Low Germanblîvento remain
4Old Saxonbilīvanto stay or remain in place
5Proto-West Germanicbilībanto stay, to remain in place
6Proto-Germanicbilībanąto stay, to remain in place
7Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Danish Else

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishElse
2DanishElisabethElizabeth biblical figure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts