Where does “behoudbaar” come from?

behoudbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch behouden, from Middle Dutch behouden, from Old Dutch bihaldan, from Old Dutch bi-, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

behoudbaar (Dutch): able to be kept

Definitions

  1. able to be kept

Ancestry of “behoudbaar”, step by step

behoudbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch behouden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbehoudento save, keep; to preserve
2Middle Dutchbehoudento keep, to not lose; to keep, to preserve, to...
3Old Dutchbihaldanto keep, to hold; to retain; to rescue
4Old Dutchbi-A prefix used to make transitive verbs
5Old Dutchby, near
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
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