Where does “bestuursapparaat” come from?
bestuursapparaat (Dutch) comes from Dutch bestuur, from Dutch besturen, 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.
bestuursapparaat (Dutch): administrative apparatus, government apparatus
Definitions
- administrative apparatus, government apparatus
Ancestry of “bestuursapparaat”, step by step
bestuursapparaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bestuur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bestuur | management; governing board; reign |
| 2 | Dutch | besturen | to steer; to operate; to drive |
| 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 |
via Dutch apparaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | apparaat | apparatus, device; apparatus, staff who work... |
| 2 | Middle French | apparat | — |
| 3 | Latin | apparātus | prepared, having been prepared |
| 4 | Latin | apparō | to prepare or make ready for something, put in order, provide, furnish, equip, organize |
| 5 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |