Where does “onderbewustzijn” come from?
onderbewustzijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewustzijn, from Dutch zijn, from Middle Dutch sijn, from Middle Dutch wēsen, from Old Dutch wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
onderbewustzijn (Dutch): subconsciousness
Definitions
- subconsciousness
Ancestry of “onderbewustzijn”, step by step
onderbewustzijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bewustzijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bewustzijn | consciousness |
| 2 | Dutch | zijn | To be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sijn | alternative infinitive of wesen; his; its |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wēsen | to be |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wesan | to be |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |