Where does “doorbladeren” come from?
doorbladeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch bladeren, from Dutch blad, from Middle Dutch blat, from Old Dutch blāt, from Proto-West Germanic blad, from Proto-Germanic bladą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlh̥₃oto, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
doorbladeren (Dutch): to leaf through; to browse
Definitions
- to leaf through; to browse
Ancestry of “doorbladeren”, step by step
doorbladeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bladeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bladeren | to leaf, to grow leaves; to browse |
| 2 | Dutch | blad | leaf; sheet of paper, leaf; page |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | blat | leaf; page; panel |
| 4 | Old Dutch | blāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | blad | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bladą | leaf; sheet; blade |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlh̥₃oto | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |