Where does “beelden” come from?
beelden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bēelden, from Old Dutch bilithen, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
beelden (Dutch): to shape, form; to form an image in the mind, to...
Definitions
- to shape, form; to form an image in the mind, to...
Ancestry of “beelden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bēelden | to form, to shape |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bilithen | to form, to shape; to raise, to educate; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |