Where does “afwateringskanaal” come from?
afwateringskanaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch afwatering, from Dutch afwateren, from Dutch wateren, from Middle Dutch wateren, from Old Dutch wateron, from Proto-Germanic watrijaną, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
afwateringskanaal (Dutch): drainage channel, drainage canal
Definitions
- drainage channel, drainage canal
Ancestry of “afwateringskanaal”, step by step
afwateringskanaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch afwatering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afwatering | drainage |
| 2 | Dutch | afwateren | to drain, to remove water |
| 3 | Dutch | wateren | to water, to irrigate, to soak; to urinate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wateren | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wateron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watrijaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Dutch Kanaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Kanaal | the English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between England and France |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | canael | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | canel | — |
| 4 | Old French | canal | — |
| 5 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 6 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 8 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 9 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |