Where does “steunbeer” come from?
steunbeer (Dutch) comes from Dutch beer, from German bär, from Middle High German bër, from Old High German beri, from Proto-West Germanic baʀi, from Proto-Germanic bazją, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂-s-ri-.
steunbeer (Dutch): buttress
Definitions
- buttress
Ancestry of “steunbeer”, step by step
steunbeer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beer | A bear, any member of the family Ursidae; A... |
| 2 | German | bär | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bër | bear |
| 4 | Old High German | beri | A berry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀi | berry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bazją | berry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |
via Dutch steunen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | steunen | to support, keep up, back up, assist; to rest, be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stōnen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stonōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stunōn | to rumble, groan; to thunder, crash, make a loud... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stunōną | to make a loud sound; crash; to thunder, rumble;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |