Where does “binnenstappen” come from?

binnenstappen (Dutch) comes from Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch binnan, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

binnenstappen (Dutch): to enter, to step into a place

Definitions

  1. to enter, to step into a place

Ancestry of “binnenstappen”, step by step

binnenstappen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch binnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbinneninside, indoors; inside, into; inside, within
2Middle Dutchbinnenwithin, inside; within; during
3Old Dutchbinnan
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
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 stappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstappento march; to step; to go out
2Middle Dutchstappento step
3Old Dutchstappen
4West Germanic*stappjan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts