Where does “ompraatbaar” come from?

ompraatbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch ompraten, from Dutch om, from Middle Dutch ombe, from Old Dutch umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

ompraatbaar (Dutch): persuadable

Definitions

  1. persuadable

Ancestry of “ompraatbaar”, step by step

ompraatbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ompraten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchompratento talk over, talk into, persuade
2Dutchomaround, about; at; around, over
3Middle DutchombeAlternative form of omme
4Old Dutchumbi
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch baar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbaarA bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to...
2Middle Dutchbârebier, stretcher
3Old Dutchbāra
4Proto-Albanianbārā
5Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
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