Where does “bestaanbaar” come from?
bestaanbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bestaan, from Dutch recht, from Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
bestaanbaar (Dutch): able to exist, existing or capable of existing
Definitions
- able to exist, existing or capable of existing
Ancestry of “bestaanbaar”, step by step
bestaanbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bestaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bestaan | to exist, to be; to consist, to be made;... |
| 2 | Dutch | recht | right; straight; a right, privilege |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | recht | straight, not bent; upright; right, exact |
| 4 | Old Dutch | reht | right |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |