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Where does “bovengoed” come from?

bovengoed (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.

bovengoed (Dutch): topmost tobacco leaves of the tobacco plant or...

Definitions

  1. topmost tobacco leaves of the tobacco plant or...

Ancestry of “bovengoed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbovenabove; upstairs
2Middle Dutchbōven—
3Middle Dutchbe—
4Middle Dutchbiby, near, around; beside, alongside; at, with
5Old Dutchbī—
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
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