Where does “gebeuren” come from?
gebeuren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch geburen, from Old Dutch geburien, from Proto-Germanic gaburjaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gebeuren (Dutch): to happen; Something which is happening or which...
Definitions
- to happen; Something which is happening or which...
Ancestry of “gebeuren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | geburen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | geburien | to happen, occur |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gaburjaną | to be due; beseem; to rise; emerge; to occur;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | — |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |