Where does “bedenken” come from?

bedenken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bithenkan, from Proto-West Germanic *biþankijan, from Proto-Germanic biþankijaną, 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.

bedenken (Middle Dutch): to consider, to decide; to think of, to make up;...

Definitions

  1. to consider, to decide; to think of, to make up;...

Ancestry of “bedenken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbithenkan—
2Proto-West Germanic*biþankijanto think about, bethink
3Proto-Germanicbiþankijanąto think up, bethink
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “bedenken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →