Where does “beproeving” come from?
beproeving (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.
beproeving (Dutch): trial, ordeal, tribulation
Definitions
- trial, ordeal, tribulation
Ancestry of “beproeving”, step by step
| 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 |