Where does “bumperkleven” come from?
bumperkleven (Dutch) comes from Dutch bumper, from English bumper, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
bumperkleven (Dutch): to tailgate (drive dangerously close)
Definitions
- to tailgate (drive dangerously close)
Ancestry of “bumperkleven”, step by step
bumperkleven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bumper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bumper | bumper of a car, fender |
| 2 | English | bumper | Someone or something that bumps; A drinking... |
| 3 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 4 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch kleven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kleven | to stick, to be attached glue-like; to glue, to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | clēven | to stick, to adhere |
| 3 | Old Dutch | clivon | to be stuck |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | klibēn | to stick, to adhere |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klibāną | to stick, to adhere |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |