Where does “neersteken” come from?
neersteken (Dutch) comes from Dutch neer, from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
neersteken (Dutch): to stab
Definitions
- to stab
Ancestry of “neersteken”, step by step
neersteken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch neer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neer | down, downwards |
| 2 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
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 |