Where does “bovenaanzicht” come from?

bovenaanzicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch boven, from Middle Dutch bōven, from Middle Dutch be, from Middle Dutch bi, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

bovenaanzicht (Dutch): top view

Definitions

  1. top view

Ancestry of “bovenaanzicht”, step by step

bovenaanzicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch boven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbovenabove; upstairs
2Middle Dutchbōven
3Middle Dutchbe
4Middle Dutchbiby, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with
5Old Dutchby, near
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch aanzicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanzichtview, regard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-