Where does “intelligenstestning” come from?
intelligenstestning (Danish) comes from Danish testning, from Danish teste, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste — to stand.
intelligenstestning (Danish): invigilation of an intelligence test or exam
Definitions
- invigilation of an intelligence test or exam
Ancestry of “intelligenstestning”, step by step
intelligenstestning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish testning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | testning | invigilation |
| 2 | Danish | teste | to test, examine |
| 3 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 4 | German | testen | to test |
| 5 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 6 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 7 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 8 | Old French | teste | head |
| 9 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 10 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 11 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Danish intelligens
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | intelligens | intelligence; intelligentsia; an intelligent... |
| 2 | German | Intelligenz | intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | intelligentia | Alternative form of intellegentia |
| 4 | Latin | intelligēns | — |
| 5 | Latin | intellegō | to understand, comprehend, realize, come to know |
| 6 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 7 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |