Where does “begaanbaar” come from?
begaanbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch begaan, from Middle English beginnen, from Old English beginnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
begaanbaar (Dutch): negotiable, traversable
Definitions
- negotiable, traversable
Ancestry of “begaanbaar”, step by step
begaanbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch begaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | begaan | to walk upon, to tread on; to move upon, to... |
| 2 | Middle English | beginnen | start; begin |
| 3 | Old English | beginnan | to begin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *biginnan | to start, to begin |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | biginnaną | to begin |
| 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 |
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 |