Where does “baksteen” come from?

baksteen (Dutch) comes from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.

baksteen (Dutch): brick

Definitions

  1. brick

Ancestry of “baksteen”, step by step

baksteen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch steen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsteenstone
2Middle Dutchstêenstone
3Old Dutchstēnstone
4Proto-West Germanicstainstone
5Proto-Germanicstainazstone
6Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand

via Dutch bakken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkento bake; to pan-fry
2Middle Dutchbackento bake; to cling
3Old Dutchbakkan—
4Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “baksteen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- →