Where does “bewegwijzeraar” come from?
bewegwijzeraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewegwijzeren, from Dutch wegwijzer, from Dutch wijzer, from Dutch wijzen, from Middle Dutch wisen, from Old Dutch wīsen, from Proto-West Germanic wīsijan, from Proto-Germanic wīsijaną — he, she.
bewegwijzeraar (Dutch): signposter, one who provides signage
Definitions
- signposter, one who provides signage
Ancestry of “bewegwijzeraar”, step by step
bewegwijzeraar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bewegwijzeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bewegwijzeren | to signpost, to furnish with signage |
| 2 | Dutch | wegwijzer | A road sign; Any other sign giving directions... |
| 3 | Dutch | wijzer | One who points, directs, indicates; An arm or... |
| 4 | Dutch | wijzen | to point; to point out, indicate; to direct to |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wisen | to point out, to indicate; to lead; to teach |
| 6 | Old Dutch | wīsen | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wīsijan | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wīsijaną | to make wise, knowing; to show, instruct |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |