Where does “afdroogbaar” come from?
afdroogbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch afdrogen, from Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
afdroogbaar (Dutch): dryable; able to be dried off
Definitions
- dryable; able to be dried off
Ancestry of “afdroogbaar”, step by step
afdroogbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch afdrogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afdrogen | to dry off, in particular of dishes by means of a... |
| 2 | Dutch | drogen | to dry |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | drôgen | to dry, to make/become dry |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |