Where does “nablijven” come from?
nablijven (Dutch) comes from Dutch blijven, from Middle Dutch bliven, from Old Dutch blīvan, from Proto-West Germanic bilīban, from Proto-Germanic bilībaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
nablijven (Dutch): to stay behind; detention
Definitions
- to stay behind; detention
Ancestry of “nablijven”, step by step
nablijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blijven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blijven | to stay, to remain; to stay, to remain, to still... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bliven | to become; to stay, to remain; to die, to perish |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blīvan | to remain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bilīban | to stay, to remain in place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bilībaną | to stay, to remain in place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 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 na
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | na | after; bar, except; close |
| 2 | Dutch | trekken | to pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | trecken | to pull or draw to oneself; to go to another... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | trecken | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *trakkjan | to drag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |