Where does “beproefbaar” come from?
beproefbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch beproeven, from Dutch proeven, from Middle Dutch proeven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.
beproefbaar (Dutch): testable
Definitions
- testable
Ancestry of “beproefbaar”, step by step
beproefbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beproeven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beproeven | to put to the test |
| 2 | Dutch | proeven | to taste; to test by tasting; to experience,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | proeven | to prove, to show; to realise, to see; to test,... |
| 4 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 5 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 7 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |