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
Ancestry of “voorbehouden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bī | — |
| 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 |