Where does “artikel” come from?

artikel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch artikel, from Latin articulus, from Latin artus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

artikel (Dutch): article

Definitions

  1. article

Ancestry of “artikel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchartikel—
2LatinarticulusA point connecting various parts of the body;...
3Latinartusnarrow, close, fitted, confined, dense; severe,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂értusthat which is fit together; juncture, ordering
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “artikel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂értus →Every word from Latin artus →