Where does “timmeren” come from?
timmeren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch timmeren, from Old Dutch timbren, from Proto-Germanic *timrijan, from Proto-Germanic timrijaną, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
timmeren (Dutch): to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to...
Definitions
- to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to...
Ancestry of “timmeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | timmeren | to build |
| 2 | Old Dutch | timbren | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *timrijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | timrijaną | to construct, build |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |