Where does “uitgaansleven” come from?
uitgaansleven (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitgaan, from Middle Dutch ûtegâen, from Old Dutch ūtgān, from Old English ūtgān, from Cebuano -an, from Proto-Philippine *-an, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian -an, from Proto-Austronesian -an — Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal...
uitgaansleven (Dutch): nightlife, nightlife scene
Definitions
- nightlife, nightlife scene
Ancestry of “uitgaansleven”, step by step
uitgaansleven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uitgaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uitgaan | to go out; to turn off, to shut down; to expire,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ûtegâen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūtgān | to go out, go away |
| 4 | Old English | ūtgān | to go out |
| 5 | Cebuano | -an | place of |
| 6 | Proto-Philippine | *-an | verbal suffix marking locative focus |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
| 8 | Proto-Austronesian | -an | Verbal suffix marking locative focus; Nominal... |
via Dutch leven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leven | to live; life |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lēven | to live, to be alive |
| 3 | Old Dutch | libben | to live |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |