Where does “taibere” come from?
taibere (Sranan Tongo) comes from Sranan Tongo bere, from English belly, from Middle English bely, from Old English bielġ, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
taibere (Sranan Tongo): cotton wraparound garment, specifically worn by women after childbirth in order to strengthen their abdominal muscles
Definitions
- cotton wraparound garment, specifically worn by women after childbirth in order to strengthen their abdominal muscles
Ancestry of “taibere”, step by step
taibere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sranan Tongo bere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sranan Tongo | bere | belly; womb |
| 2 | English | belly | The abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;... |
| 3 | Middle English | bely | belly |
| 4 | Old English | bielġ | bag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | leather bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |