Where does “Nieuwe Testament” come from?
Nieuwe Testament (Dutch) comes from Latin Novum Testamentum, from Latin testāmentum, from Latin testārī, from Italian testare, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test — to stand.
Nieuwe Testament (Dutch): New Testament
Definitions
- New Testament
Ancestry of “Nieuwe Testament”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Novum Testamentum | the New Testament |
| 2 | Latin | testāmentum | will, testament |
| 3 | Latin | testārī | — |
| 4 | Italian | testare | To be testate; To test; to sample |
| 5 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 6 | German | testen | to test |
| 7 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 8 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 9 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 10 | Old French | teste | head |
| 11 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 12 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 13 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |