Where does “bevruchting” come from?
bevruchting (Dutch) comes from Dutch bevruchten, from Dutch vrucht, from Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron — to give.
bevruchting (Dutch): fertilization, insemination
Definitions
- fertilization, insemination
Ancestry of “bevruchting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bevruchten | to fertilize, to inseminate |
| 2 | Dutch | vrucht | fruit; fear |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vrucht | produce, product, profit; fruit; fetus |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fruht | fruit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *fruht | fruit |
| 6 | Latin | frūctus | enjoyed; having derived pleasure from |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | δῶρον | gift; hand's width |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dṓron | gift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃rom | gift |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |