Where does “bedinerica” come from?

bedinerica (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.

bedinerica (Serbo-Croatian): cleaner

Definitions

  1. cleaner

Ancestry of “bedinerica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBedienerina female assistent
2Dutchbedieneroperator
3Dutchbedienento be of assistance to, to serve; to serve; to...
4Middle Dutchbedienento serve, to be useful
5Middle Dutchbe-A verb prefix with a variety of meanings
6Old Dutchbe-
7Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
8Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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