Where does “beeldhouwwerk” come from?
beeldhouwwerk (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...
beeldhouwwerk (Dutch): sculpture, an object created by sculpting
Definitions
- sculpture, an object created by sculpting
Ancestry of “beeldhouwwerk”, step by step
beeldhouwwerk 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... |