Where does “gebied” come from?
gebied (Dutch) comes from Dutch vakgebied, from Dutch vak, from Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch fak, from Proto-West Germanic fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.
gebied (Dutch): area, region; domain, subject area; order,...
Definitions
- area, region; domain, subject area; order,...
Ancestry of “gebied”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vakgebied | field, specialism, domain |
| 2 | Dutch | vak | A compartment; A subject, discipline, class,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vac | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fak | compartment |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fak | division, compartment; period, interval |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | faką | An enclosed or defined space; division;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ǵ- | to attach |
Words derived from “gebied”