Where does “benedenverdieping” come from?

benedenverdieping (Dutch) comes from Dutch beneden, from Middle Dutch beneden, from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

benedenverdieping (Dutch): ground floor

Definitions

  1. ground floor

Ancestry of “benedenverdieping”, step by step

benedenverdieping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beneden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbenedenbelow; downstairs; under, below, beneath
2Middle Dutchbeneden—
3Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Dutch verdieping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverdiepingdeepening; floor, storey
2Middle Dutchverdiepinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →