Where does “Boven-Egypte” come from?
Boven-Egypte (Dutch) comes from Dutch boven, from Middle Dutch bōven, from Middle Dutch be, from Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
Boven-Egypte (Dutch): Upper Egypt, the part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis
Definitions
- Upper Egypt, the part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis
Ancestry of “Boven-Egypte”, step by step
Boven-Egypte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch boven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | boven | above; upstairs |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bōven | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | be | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bi | by, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch Egypte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Egypte | Egypt |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | Egypten | — |
| 3 | Latin | Ægyptus | Egyptian, of or pertaining to the Egyptian people |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Αἴγυπτος | Egypt; river Nile, Egypt |
| 5 | Mycenaean Greek | aikupitos | — |
| 6 | Egyptian | ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ | Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis;... |
| 7 | Egyptian | kꜣ | ka; goodwill - especially of the king;... |
| 8 | Egyptian | ḥr | face; surface; upon, on |
| 9 | Proto-Afro-Asiatic | x̣al | — |