Where does “bijholteontsteking” come from?

bijholteontsteking (Dutch) comes from Dutch bijholte, from Dutch bij, from Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

bijholteontsteking (Dutch): sinusitis

Definitions

  1. sinusitis

Ancestry of “bijholteontsteking”, step by step

bijholteontsteking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bijholte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijholteparanasal sinus
2Dutchbijat, with; by, close to; to, towards
3Middle Dutchbiby, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with
4Old Dutchby, near
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch ontsteking

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchontstekinginflammation; ignition
2Middle Dutchontstekinge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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