Where does “enkelbaans” come from?
enkelbaans (Dutch) comes from Dutch baan, from Middle Dutch bāne, from Old Dutch bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
enkelbaans (Dutch): one-way; a roadway having only one carriageway,...
Definitions
- one-way; a roadway having only one carriageway,...
Ancestry of “enkelbaans”, step by step
enkelbaans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch baan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baan | a road, way, path; a track, lane; a job,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bāne | open field, battlefield |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |