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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongoberebelly; womb
2EnglishbellyThe abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;...
3Middle Englishbelybelly
4Old Englishbielġbag
5Proto-West Germanic*balgileather bag
6Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Sranan Tongo tai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongotaito tie, to bind
2EnglishtieA knot; a fastening; A knot of hair, as at the...
3Middle Englishteien
4Old Englishtīġan
5Proto-Germanictaugijanąto stretch, draw
6Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-