Where does “bevolkingsdichtheid” come from?
bevolkingsdichtheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch bevolking, from Dutch bevolken, from Dutch volk, from Dutch tuin, from Middle Dutch tuun, from Old Dutch tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną — smoke; mist, haze.
bevolkingsdichtheid (Dutch): population density
Definitions
- population density
Ancestry of “bevolkingsdichtheid”, step by step
bevolkingsdichtheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bevolking
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bevolking | population |
| 2 | Dutch | bevolken | to populate |
| 3 | Dutch | volk | people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,... |
| 4 | Dutch | tuin | garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | tūn | fence |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 9 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
via Dutch dichtheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dichtheid | density |
| 2 | Dutch | dicht | thick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dicht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thīht | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |