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Where does “begehbar” come from?

begehbar (German) comes from German begehen, from Middle Low German begen, from Old Dutch bigen, from Proto-West Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.

begehbar (German): accessible, walk-in

Definitions

  1. accessible, walk-in

Ancestry of “begehbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanbegehenTo commit, perpetrate; to walk, to walk on, to...
2Middle Low Germanbegen—
3Old Dutchbigen—
4Proto-West Germanic*biginnan—
5Proto-Germanicbiginnanąto begin
6Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
7Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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