Where does “doodsbang” come from?
doodsbang (Dutch) comes from Dutch bang, from Middle Dutch banghe, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
doodsbang (Dutch): fearing death, scared of dying; scared to death,...
Definitions
- fearing death, scared of dying; scared to death,...
Ancestry of “doodsbang”, step by step
doodsbang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bang | scared, frightened; fearful; anxious |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | banghe | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 4 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch dood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dood | dead; A lot; death |
| 2 | Dutch | doden | to kill; plural of dode |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dôden | to kill |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dōden | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daudijan | to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daudijaną | to make dead, kill |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |