Where does “bedriegbaar” come from?
bedriegbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bedriegen, from Middle Dutch bedriegen, from Old Dutch bidriegan, from Old Dutch bi-, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
bedriegbaar (Dutch): deceivable, gullible
Definitions
- deceivable, gullible
Ancestry of “bedriegbaar”, step by step
bedriegbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bedriegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bedriegen | to deceive; to cheat on one's significant other |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bedriegen | to deceive, to mislead; to tempt; to disappoint |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bidriegan | to deceive |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bi- | A prefix used to make transitive verbs |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 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 |
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 |