Where does “betekenisleer” come from?

betekenisleer (Dutch) comes from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-.

betekenisleer (Dutch): semantics; the branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words

Definitions

  1. semantics; the branch of linguistics studying the meaning of words

Ancestry of “betekenisleer”, step by step

betekenisleer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchleerLeather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings
2Dutchlederleather; Short for lederkarper
3Middle Dutchlēder
4Old Dutchlether
5Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
6Proto-Celticɸlitro-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-

via Dutch betekenis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbetekenismeaning; significance, importance
2Middle Dutchbetêkenesse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro-