Where does “bedenker” come from?
bedenker (Dutch) comes from Dutch bedenken, 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 — on, onto.
bedenker (Dutch): deviser, someone who thinks something up; creator
Definitions
- deviser, someone who thinks something up; creator
Ancestry of “bedenker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bedenken | to bethink; to think of, to make up; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bedenken | to consider, to decide; to think of, to make up;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bithenkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biþankijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | biþankijaną | to think up, bethink |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |