Where does “bevaarbaar” come from?
bevaarbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bevaren, from German befahren, from German fahren, from Middle High German varn, from Old High German faran, from Proto-Germanic faran, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
bevaarbaar (Dutch): navigable
Ancestry of “bevaarbaar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bevaren | to sail on, to navigate on; to move on, to go on,... |
| 2 | German | befahren | vehicular |
| 3 | German | fahren | to locomote forth in an accelerated speed; to go;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | varn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | faran | to proceed |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faran | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |