Where does “volbrengen” come from?

volbrengen (Dutch) comes from Dutch brengen, from Middle Dutch brengen, from Old Dutch bringan, from Proto-West Germanic bringan, from Proto-Germanic bringaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

volbrengen (Dutch): to accomplish

Definitions

  1. to accomplish

Ancestry of “volbrengen”, step by step

volbrengen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brengen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrengento bring, to carry; to deliver, to supply
2Middle DutchbrengenAlternative form of bringen
3Old Dutchbringanto bring
4Proto-West Germanicbringanto bring
5Proto-Germanicbringanąto bring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenḱ-to deviate, corrupt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Dutch vol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvolfull, replete
2Middle Dutchvolfull; whole, complete
3Old Dutchfolfull
4Proto-West Germanicfullfull
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrenḱ-Every word from Proto-Germanic bringaną
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