Where does “herbegraven” come from?
herbegraven (Dutch) comes from Dutch her, from Middle Dutch hier, from Old Dutch hier, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
herbegraven (Dutch): to rebury
Definitions
- to rebury
Ancestry of “herbegraven”, step by step
herbegraven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch her
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | her | here |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hier | here, in this place; to here, hither; now, at... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hier | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |
via Dutch begraven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | begraven | to bury |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | begrāven | to bury |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bigravan | to bury |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bigrabaną | to bury, inter, engrave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |