Where does “gebieden” come from?
gebieden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gebieden, from Old Dutch gibiedan, from Old Dutch gī, from Proto-West Germanic jiʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs.
gebieden (Dutch): to command, order; to be in command
Definitions
- to command, order; to be in command
Ancestry of “gebieden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | gebieden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | gibiedan | to command, to order |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gī | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | jiʀ | you |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jīz | Alternative form of *jūz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *yúHs | — |