Where does “insteken” come from?
insteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
insteken (Dutch): to stab; to insert, to put in
Definitions
- to stab; to insert, to put in
Ancestry of “insteken”, step by step
insteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | in | in, inside; into; in; expressing containment |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | in | in, inside, within; into; within |
| 3 | Old Dutch | in | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Dutch steken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | steken | to prick, sting; to stab, thrust; to insert, put... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stēken | to prick, sting |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stecan | to sting, to prick |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |