Where does “lijfsbehoud” come from?
lijfsbehoud (Dutch) comes from Dutch behoud, from Dutch behouden, from Middle Dutch behouden, from Old Dutch bihaldan, from Old Dutch bi-, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
lijfsbehoud (Dutch): The physical preservation of life, bodily...
Definitions
- The physical preservation of life, bodily...
Ancestry of “lijfsbehoud”, step by step
lijfsbehoud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch behoud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | behoud | preservation, conserving, conservation;... |
| 2 | Dutch | behouden | to save, keep; to preserve |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | behouden | to keep, to not lose; to keep, to preserve, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bihaldan | to keep, to hold; to retain; to rescue |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bi- | A prefix used to make transitive verbs |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch lijf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijf | A body; A corsage; A field |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lijf | body; life; life force |
| 3 | Old Dutch | līf | body |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līb | body; life |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |