Where does “bergbeklimmer” come from?

bergbeklimmer (Dutch) comes from Dutch beklimmer, from Dutch beklimmen, from Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

bergbeklimmer (Dutch): mountaineer, mountain climber

Definitions

  1. mountaineer, mountain climber

Ancestry of “bergbeklimmer”, step by step

bergbeklimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch beklimmer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeklimmerclimber
2Dutchbeklimmento climb, to mount
3Dutchbe-Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a...
4Middle Dutchbe-A verb prefix with a variety of meanings
5Old Dutchbe-
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-