Where does “бединерица” come from?
бединерица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Bedienerin, from Dutch bediener, from Dutch bedienen, from Middle Dutch bedienen, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi — on, onto.
бединерица (Serbo-Croatian): cleaner
Ancestry of “бединерица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Bedienerin | — |
| 2 | Dutch | bediener | operator |
| 3 | Dutch | bedienen | to be of assistance to, to serve; to serve; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bedienen | to serve, to be useful |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 6 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |