Where does “bijnaam” come from?

bijnaam (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

bijnaam (Dutch): nickname

Definitions

  1. nickname

Ancestry of “bijnaam”, step by step

bijnaam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bij

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

via Dutch naam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnaamname
2Middle Dutchnāmename
3Old Dutchnamoname
4Proto-West Germanicnamōname
5Proto-Germanicnamôname
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →