Where does “omhelsbaar” come from?
omhelsbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch omhelzen, from Dutch helzen, from Middle Dutch helsen, from Old Dutch helsen, from Proto-Germanic halsijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
omhelsbaar (Dutch): embraceable, huggable
Definitions
- embraceable, huggable
Ancestry of “omhelsbaar”, step by step
omhelsbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch omhelzen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | omhelzen | to hug, embrace |
| 2 | Dutch | helzen | to embrace, to wrap the arms around the neck of |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | helsen | to hug, to embrace |
| 4 | Old Dutch | helsen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halsijaną | to embrace |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |