Where does “altaarstuk” come from?

altaarstuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch Altaar, from Middle Dutch altare, from Old Dutch altare, from Latin altāre, from Latin adoleō, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în — in.

altaarstuk (Dutch): altarpiece

Definitions

  1. altarpiece

Ancestry of “altaarstuk”, step by step

altaarstuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Altaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchAltaarAra
2Middle Dutchaltare
3Old Dutchaltare
4Latinaltārealtar, fitting for burnt offerings
5Latinadoleōto emit an odor, smell
6Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
7Latinīn-un-, non-, not
8Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
9Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
10Proto-Italicenin
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via Dutch stuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstukA piece, part, share; A theatrical piece, play,...
2Middle Dutchstucke
3Old Dutchstukki
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Latin īn-Every word from Latin ad-