Where does “begraasbaar” come from?
begraasbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch begrazen, from Dutch grazen, from Middle Dutch grasen, from Old Dutch grason, from Proto-Germanic grasōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
begraasbaar (Dutch): grazeable, able to be grazed on (by livestock)
Definitions
- grazeable, able to be grazed on (by livestock)
Ancestry of “begraasbaar”, step by step
begraasbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch begrazen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | begrazen | to graze on; to plant grass on |
| 2 | Dutch | grazen | to graze |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | grasen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grason | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | grasōną | To feed on grass; graze |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 |