Where does “bedenken” come from?
bedenken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bedenken, from Old Dutch bithenkan, from Proto-West Germanic *biþankijan, from Proto-Germanic biþankijaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
bedenken (Dutch): to bethink; to think of, to make up; to...
Definitions
- to bethink; to think of, to make up; to...
Ancestry of “bedenken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bedenken | to consider, to decide; to think of, to make up;... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bithenkan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *biþankijan | to think about, bethink |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biþankijaną | to think up, bethink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 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 |