Where does “overgangsfase” come from?
overgangsfase (Danish) comes from Danish fase, from French phasé, from Middle French phase, from New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις, from Ancient Greek φαίνω, from English -type, from Ancient Greek τύπος — to push, to hit.
overgangsfase (Danish): a transitional phase
Definitions
- a transitional phase
Ancestry of “overgangsfase”, step by step
overgangsfase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish fase
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fase | phase |
| 2 | French | phasé | phase |
| 3 | Middle French | phase | — |
| 4 | New Latin | phasis | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φάσις | appearance; utterance, statement, expression |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φαίνω | I cause to appear, bring to light; I show,... |
| 7 | English | -type | impressed form; stamp; print; typical form; Used... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Danish overgang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | overgang | a crossing, passage |
| 2 | Danish | over | above; past an hour; across |
| 3 | English | over | Discontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;... |
| 4 | Middle English | over | riverbank, seashore, brink |
| 5 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |