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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

  1. sculpture, an object created by sculpting

Ancestry of “beeldhouwwerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeeldhouwento carve; sculpture
2Dutchhouwento hew
3Middle Dutchhouwento chop, to hew; to chop down, to fell; to chop...
4Old Dutchhouwanto hew, to chop
5Proto-West Germanichauwanto hew, to chop
6Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
7Proto-Celticsukkos—
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
10Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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