Where does “bekrijten” come from?
bekrijten (Dutch) comes from Dutch krijten, from Middle Dutch criten, from Old Dutch crītan, from Volapük kritan, from Volapük -än, from Volapük län, from German land, from Middle High German lant — land, heath; loins.
bekrijten (Dutch): to bemourn, to beweep
Definitions
- to bemourn, to beweep
Ancestry of “bekrijten”, step by step
bekrijten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch krijten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krijten | to cry aloud, shriek; to cry, weep; to draw or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | criten | to scream, to cry |
| 3 | Old Dutch | crītan | to shout |
| 4 | Volapük | kritan | Christian |
| 5 | Volapük | -än | used as the suffix for a country, land (in its multiple senses), notional land |
| 6 | Volapük | län | country |
| 7 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 8 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 9 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |