Where does “beha-achtig” come from?
beha-achtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch beha, from Dutch bustehouder, from German Büstenhalter, from German Büste, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere — to burn.
Ancestry of “beha-achtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beha | a bra |
| 2 | Dutch | bustehouder | a bra |
| 3 | German | Büstenhalter | brassiere |
| 4 | German | Büste | bust; dummy |
| 5 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 6 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 7 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 8 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |