Where does “bakstenen” come from?

bakstenen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

bakstenen (Dutch): made of brick, brick

Definitions

  1. made of brick, brick

Ancestry of “bakstenen”, step by step

bakstenen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch baksteen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbaksteenbrick
2Dutchsteenstone
3Middle Dutchstêenstone
4Old Dutchstēnstone
5Proto-West Germanicstainstone
6Proto-Germanicstainazstone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansteyh₂-to stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansteh₂-to stand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →