Where does “bijziend” come from?

bijziend (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.

bijziend (Dutch): near-sighted, myopic

Definitions

  1. near-sighted, myopic

Ancestry of “bijziend”, step by step

bijziend 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 zien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchziento see
2Middle Dutchsiënto filter, to seep
3Old Dutchsīan—
4Proto-West Germanicsīhwanto filter
5Proto-Germanicsīhwanąto filter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseykʷ-to moisten; to filter
7Proto-Indo-Europeansey-to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...

Words derived from “bijziend”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →