proeven

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈpru.və(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to taste (something)
  • (transitive) to test by tasting
  • (transitive) to experience, taste, try
  • (obsolete) To (provide) prove (for)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch proeven derived from Old French prover (prove) derived from Latin probō (approve, I approve, I test, examine, prove, test, inspect, just, I demonstrate, serviceable, fit, show to be good fit, I prove, try, I esteem as good, commend) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- (grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰuH-

Gloss

grow, become, be, appear, come into being, rise up, exist, thrive, curve, happen, live, bend, swell, dwell, prosper

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