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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

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
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