Where does “besabbelen” come from?
besabbelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch sabbelen, from Dutch zabberen, from Dutch -eren, from Middle Dutch -eren, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
besabbelen (Dutch): to suck on; Obsolete spelling of bezabbelen
Definitions
- to suck on; Obsolete spelling of bezabbelen
Ancestry of “besabbelen”, step by step
besabbelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sabbelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sabbelen | to suck |
| 2 | Dutch | zabberen | to drool |
| 3 | Dutch | -eren | forms the plural of a limited group of nouns:... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -eren | — |
| 5 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |