Where does “beklimbaar” come from?

beklimbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch beklimmen, from Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

beklimbaar (Dutch): climbable

Definitions

  1. climbable

Ancestry of “beklimbaar”, step by step

beklimbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beklimmen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeklimmento climb, to mount
2Dutchbe-Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a...
3Middle Dutchbe-A verb prefix with a variety of meanings
4Old Dutchbe-
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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