Where does “brabant” come from?
brabant (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch brākbant, from Proto-Germanic banti, from Dutch band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là — soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,...
brabant (Middle Dutch): Brabant
Definitions
- Brabant
Ancestry of “brabant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | brākbant | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | banti | district, region |
| 3 | Dutch | band | connection, liaison, bond; band; tire/tyre |
| 4 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 5 | German | band | past of binden |
| 6 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 7 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 8 | Italian | là | there |
| 9 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 10 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 11 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 12 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 13 | Hungarian | moll | minor |
| 14 | German | Moll | minor |
| 15 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 16 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |