Where does “beeldhouwster” come from?
beeldhouwster (Dutch) comes from Dutch beeldhouwen, from Dutch houwen, from Middle Dutch houwen, from Old Dutch houwan, from Proto-West Germanic hauwan, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
beeldhouwster (Dutch): female sculptor
Definitions
- female sculptor
Ancestry of “beeldhouwster”, step by step
beeldhouwster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beeldhouwen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beeldhouwen | to carve; sculpture |
| 2 | Dutch | houwen | to hew |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | houwen | to chop, to hew; to chop down, to fell; to chop... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | houwan | to hew, to chop |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hauwan | to hew, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hawwaną | to hew, to chop; to forge |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | sukkos | pig (snout) |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | suH- | pig, hog, swine |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sewH- | to bear; to give birth |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |
via Dutch ster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ster | star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological... |
| 2 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 4 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 5 | Latin | stēla | column, pillar |
| 6 | Latin | stēlla | a star; a constellation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |