Where does “beeldbuis” come from?

beeldbuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse, from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

beeldbuis (Dutch): cathode ray tube; a television

Definitions

  1. cathode ray tube; a television

Ancestry of “beeldbuis”, step by step

beeldbuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuispipe, duct; television, compare tube; gambeson
2Middle Dutchbuse—
3Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
4Germanborkebark (on a tree)
5Middle Low Germanborke—
6Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via Dutch beeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeeldimage; statue, sculpture; impression, idea
2Middle Dutchbēeldesculpture
3Old Dutchbilithi—
4Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós →