Where does “onderbrengen” come from?

onderbrengen (Dutch) comes from Dutch brengen, from Middle Dutch brengen, from Old Dutch bringan, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

onderbrengen (Dutch): to accommodate, lodge; to categorize

Definitions

  1. to accommodate, lodge; to categorize

Ancestry of “onderbrengen”, step by step

onderbrengen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brengen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrengento bring, to carry; to deliver, to supply
2Middle DutchbrengenAlternative form of bringen
3Old Dutchbringanto bring
4Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
5Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Dutch onder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonderunder, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,...
2Middle Dutchonder—
3Old Dutchunderunder
4Old Saxonundarunder
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną →