Where does “verstaanbaar” come from?
verstaanbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch verstaan, from Middle Dutch verstaen, from Middle Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss- — out, outward.
verstaanbaar (Dutch): capable of being heard and understood (language, words), audible and intelligible
Definitions
- capable of being heard and understood (language, words), audible and intelligible
Ancestry of “verstaanbaar”, step by step
verstaanbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verstaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verstaan | to understand (language, words), to hear clearly |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | verstaen | to be responsible for; to understand; to hear |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ver- | Forms verbs indicating change away from a state;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | er- | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ur- | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |