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
- mountaineer, mountain climber
Ancestry of “bergbeklimmer”, step by step
bergbeklimmer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beklimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beklimmer | climber |
| 2 | Dutch | beklimmen | to climb, to mount |
| 3 | Dutch | be- | Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 5 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |