Where does “begieten” come from?
begieten (Dutch) comes from Dutch gieten, from Middle Dutch gieten, from Old Dutch gietan, from Proto-West Germanic geutan, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
begieten (Dutch): to pour on
Definitions
- to pour on
Ancestry of “begieten”, step by step
begieten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gieten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gieten | to pour; to mould or cast; to pour down, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gieten | to pour; to flow, to stream |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gietan | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | geutan | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |