Where does “bijenhotel” come from?
bijenhotel (Dutch) comes from Dutch hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
bijenhotel (Dutch): bee hotel
Definitions
- bee hotel
Ancestry of “bijenhotel”, step by step
bijenhotel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hotel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hotel | hotel |
| 2 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 3 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 4 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 5 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 6 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Dutch bij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bij | at, with; by, close to; to, towards |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bi | by, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |