Where does “bewolken” come from?
bewolken (Dutch) comes from German wolken, from German -en, from Middle High German -en, from Old High German -īn, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
bewolken (Dutch): to cloud, to cover with clouds
Definitions
- to cloud, to cover with clouds
Ancestry of “bewolken”, step by step
bewolken traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German wolken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wolken | to cloud up |
| 2 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via Dutch wolk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wolk | cloud |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wolke | cloud |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wulko | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wolkn | cloud |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wulkną | cloud |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welg- | wet, damp |
via Dutch be- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to apply/provide (noun) to" |