Where does “bijwerking” come from?
bijwerking (Dutch) comes from Dutch bijwerken, 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.
bijwerking (Dutch): side effect, adverse effect; update, the act of...
Definitions
- side effect, adverse effect; update, the act of...
Ancestry of “bijwerking”, step by step
bijwerking traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bijwerken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bijwerken | to update |
| 2 | Dutch | bij | at, with; by, close to; to, towards |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bi | by, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch werking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werking | working, functioning |
| 2 | Dutch | werken | to work, labour; to work, to be effective; to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | werken | to act; to work; to practice |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wirken | to work; to build, to make |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wirkijan | to work; to make |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wirkijaną | to make, produce; to effect, make happen |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |