Where does “gegevensbestand” come from?

gegevensbestand (Dutch) comes from Dutch bestand, from German bestand, from German be-, from German be.

gegevensbestand (Dutch): data file; database

Definitions

  1. data file; database

Ancestry of “gegevensbestand”, step by step

gegevensbestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bestand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbestandarchive, file; file; truce
2Germanbestandfirst/third-person singular preterite of bestehen
3Germanbe-Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working...
4Germanbe—

via Dutch gegevens

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgegevensdata, information
Every word from German be →Every word from German be- →Every word from German bestand →