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Where does “bewaring” come from?

bewaring (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewaren, from Middle Dutch bewaren, from Old Dutch biwaron, from Proto-Germanic biwarōną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

bewaring (Dutch): storage; custody; safekeeping

Definitions

  1. storage; custody; safekeeping

Ancestry of “bewaring”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewarento preserve, to keep; to guard, to watch over
2Middle Dutchbewarento uphold, to stand one's ground; to prove
3Old Dutchbiwaron—
4Proto-Germanicbiwarōną—
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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