Where does “beperken” come from?
beperken (Dutch) comes from Dutch perk, from Middle Dutch perc, from Old Dutch perk, from Frankish parrik, from Proto-Germanic parrukaz — fence; enclosure.
beperken (Dutch): to limit, to curtail, to restrict, to constrain;...
Definitions
- to limit, to curtail, to restrict, to constrain;...
Ancestry of “beperken”, step by step
beperken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch perk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | perk | a delimited piece of ground, e.g. a flowerbed |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | perc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | perk | — |
| 4 | Frankish | parrik | enclosure, pen; enclosure, fenced-in area |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | parrukaz | fence; enclosure |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |