Where does “binnenvaart” come from?

binnenvaart (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.

binnenvaart (Dutch): inland navigation; waterway considered to be...

Definitions

  1. inland navigation; waterway considered to be...

Ancestry of “binnenvaart”, step by step

binnenvaart 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 vaart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaarttrip; speed, momentum; canal
2Middle Dutchvāertgoing
3Old Dutchfarthgoing
4Proto-West Germanicfardijourney, voyage
5Proto-Germanicfardizjourney, voyage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-