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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

  1. administrative apparatus, government apparatus

Ancestry of “bestuursapparaat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbestuurmanagement; governing board; reign
2Dutchbesturento steer; to operate; to drive
3Dutchbe-Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a...
4Middle Dutchbe-A verb prefix with a variety of meanings
5Old Dutchbe-—
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →