Where does “proefondervindelijk” come from?

proefondervindelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch proef, from Dutch proeve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo- — passed , crossed.

proefondervindelijk (Dutch): experimental, empirical

Definitions

  1. experimental, empirical

Ancestry of “proefondervindelijk”, step by step

proefondervindelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch proef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchproeftest, experiment
2Dutchproeve
3Old Frenchprueveproof
4Latinprobatest, trial; proof, evidence
5Latinprobāre
6Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
7LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dutch ondervinden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchondervindento experience
2Middle Dutchondervinden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós
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