Where does “voorbehouden” come from?
voorbehouden (Dutch) comes from Dutch behouden, from Middle Dutch behouden, from Old Dutch bihaldan, from Old Dutch bi-, from Old Dutch bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
voorbehouden (Dutch): to reserve
Definitions
- to reserve
Ancestry of “voorbehouden”, step by step
voorbehouden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch behouden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | behouden | to save, keep; to preserve |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | behouden | to keep, to not lose; to keep, to preserve, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bihaldan | to keep, to hold; to retain; to rescue |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bi- | A prefix used to make transitive verbs |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bī | by, near |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch voor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voor | for; before; in front of |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vōre | before, in front of |
| 3 | Old Dutch | furh | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furh | furrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furhs | furrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |