Where does “betaalmuur” come from?
betaalmuur (Dutch) comes from English paywall, from English pay, from Middle English payen, from Old French paiier, from Medieval Latin pacare, from Latin pācāre, from Latin pāx, from Proto-Italic pāks — to join, to attach; agreement, settlement.
betaalmuur (Dutch): paywall the mechanism on a website that provides certain content only to paying visitors
Definitions
- paywall the mechanism on a website that provides certain content only to paying visitors
Ancestry of “betaalmuur”, step by step
betaalmuur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English paywall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | paywall | A feature of a website, application or service... |
| 2 | English | pay | To give money or other compensation to in... |
| 3 | Middle English | payen | pagan |
| 4 | Old French | paiier | to pay |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | pacare | to settle, satisfy; present active infinitive of... |
| 6 | Latin | pācāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | pāx | peace |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | pāks | peace |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂ḱ-s | peace |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |