Where does “bijwijfschap” come from?

bijwijfschap (Dutch) comes from Dutch bijwijf, 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.

bijwijfschap (Dutch): concubinage

Definitions

  1. concubinage

Ancestry of “bijwijfschap”, step by step

bijwijfschap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bijwijf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbijwijfconcubine
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 schap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschapshelf
2Middle Dutchschapform
3Old Dutchskāp—
4Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
5Proto-Germanicskapąshape
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →