Where does “provenier” come from?
provenier (Dutch) comes from Dutch prove, from Middle Dutch prove, from Middle French preuve, from Old French prueve, from Latin proba, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus — passed , crossed.
provenier (Dutch): someone who had bought lifelong lodging at an institute of residence
Definitions
- someone who had bought lifelong lodging at an institute of residence
Ancestry of “provenier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prove | A gift out of love; A life-long maintenance |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | prove | — |
| 3 | Middle French | preuve | — |
| 4 | Old French | prueve | proof |
| 5 | Latin | proba | test, trial; proof, evidence |
| 6 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 8 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |