Where does “beetpakken” come from?
beetpakken (Dutch) comes from Dutch beet, from Middle Dutch bēte, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
beetpakken (Dutch): to clutch
Definitions
- to clutch
Ancestry of “beetpakken”, step by step
beetpakken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beet | bite; Alternative form of biet; singular past... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bēte | bite |
| 3 | Latin | bēta | A beet |
| 4 | Latin | -ina | nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative... |
| 5 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Dutch pakken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pakken | to grab, to take; to get, to fetch; to pack, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | packen | to pack |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |