Where does “betoger” come from?
betoger (Dutch) comes from Dutch betogen, from Middle Dutch betogen, from Middle Dutch togen, from Old Dutch tōgen, from Proto-Germanic ataugijaną, from Proto-Germanic augijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
betoger (Dutch): demonstrator
Definitions
- demonstrator
Ancestry of “betoger”, step by step
betoger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch betogen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | betogen | to demonstrate, to show; to produce evidence or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | betogen | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | togen | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tōgen | to show |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ataugijaną | to show, display |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | augijaną | to show, display, cause to see |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |