Where does “herbronnen” come from?
herbronnen (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,...
herbronnen (Dutch): to return to or reconnect with a source; to...
Definitions
- to return to or reconnect with a source; to...
Ancestry of “herbronnen”, step by step
herbronnen 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 bron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bron | source; spring, well |
| 2 | Dutch | born | Obsolete form of bron |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | borne | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | brunno | well, source |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |