Where does “besmettingsgevaar” come from?

besmettingsgevaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevaar, from German gefahr, from Middle High German gevāre, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

besmettingsgevaar (Dutch): risk of contamination or infection

Definitions

  1. risk of contamination or infection

Ancestry of “besmettingsgevaar”, step by step

besmettingsgevaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gevaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevaardanger, peril
2Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
3Middle High Germangevāredanger
4Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
5Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch besmetting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbesmettingcontagion, contamination
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Germanic fērō