steunen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈstøː.nə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to support, keep up, back up, assist
  • (intransitive) to rest, be based or founded on
  • (intransitive) to moan, groan

Etymology

Derived from Middle Dutch stōnen, stonen derived from Old Dutch *stunōn derived from Frankish *stunon, *stunōn derived from Proto-Germanic *stunōną (groan, crash, bang, sound) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (thunder).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)tenh₂-

Gloss

thunder

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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