Where does “audiëntie” come from?

audiëntie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch audiencie, from Old French audience, from Latin audientia, from Latin audiēns, from Latin audiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

audiëntie (Dutch): audience

Definitions

  1. audience

Ancestry of “audiëntie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchaudiencie—
2Old Frenchaudience—
3LatinaudientiaThe act of hearing or listening; attention, heed;...
4Latinaudiēnshearing, listening
5Latinaudiōto hear, listen to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-is-d-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-is-d- →Every word from Latin audiō →