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Where does “proeven” come from?

proeven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

proeven (Middle Dutch): to prove, to show; to realise, to see; to test,...

Definitions

  1. to prove, to show; to realise, to see; to test,...

Ancestry of “proeven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchproverto prove
2Latinprobāre—
3Latinprobō—
4LatinProbus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “proeven”

  • krachtproef
  • proef
  • proeven
  • proefdier
  • proefschrift
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