Where does “Bedeiting” come from?
Bedeiting (East Central German) comes from Luxembourgish bedeiten, from Luxembourgish be-, from Old High German bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.
Bedeiting (East Central German): meaning
Definitions
- meaning
Ancestry of “Bedeiting”, step by step
Bedeiting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish bedeiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | bedeiten | to mean, to signify |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | be- | Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working... |
| 3 | Old High German | bi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via East Central German ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Central German | ing | — |