Where does “saffieren” come from?

saffieren (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

saffieren (Dutch): sapphire consisting of sapphire, made of sapphire

Definitions

  1. sapphire consisting of sapphire, made of sapphire

Ancestry of “saffieren”, step by step

saffieren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch saffier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsaffiersapphire
2Middle Dutchsaffier—
3Latinsapphīrusa blue gem from the east, probably the lapis lazuli
4Ancient Greekσάπφειροςsapphire
5Hebrewסַפִּיר—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →