Where does “bijvoeglijk” come from?

bijvoeglijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch bijvoegen, 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.

bijvoeglijk (Dutch): adjectival

Definitions

  1. adjectival

Ancestry of “bijvoeglijk”, step by step

bijvoeglijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bijvoegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijvoegento add, to include, to attach; to enclose
2Dutchbijat, with; by, close to; to, towards
3Middle Dutchbiby, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with
4Old Dutchbīby, 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 lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →