Where does “bijblijven” come from?
bijblijven (Dutch) comes from Dutch blijven, from Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
bijblijven (Dutch): to keep up, to not fall behind
Definitions
- to keep up, to not fall behind
Ancestry of “bijblijven”, step by step
bijblijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blijven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blijven | to stay, to remain; to stay, to remain, to still... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bliven | to become; to stay, to remain; to die, to perish |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blīvan | to remain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bilīban | to stay, to remain in place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |