Where does “laaggebergte” come from?

laaggebergte (Dutch) comes from Dutch gebergte, from Dutch berg, from Middle Dutch berch, from Old Dutch berg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

laaggebergte (Dutch): mountain range consisting of relatively low...

Definitions

  1. mountain range consisting of relatively low...

Ancestry of “laaggebergte”, step by step

laaggebergte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gebergte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebergtemountain range
2Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
3Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
4Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Dutch laag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlaaglow; layer; class, when referring to social class
2Middle Dutchlâgelow, close to the ground
3Old Dutchlāgi—
4Proto-Germaniclēgazlow; flat, level with the ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bergaz →Every word from Old Dutch berg →