Where does “boekdrukkunst” come from?
boekdrukkunst (Dutch) comes from Dutch drukken, from Middle Dutch drucken, from Old Dutch thrukken, from Proto-West Germanic þrukkijan, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus — boundary, end.
boekdrukkunst (Dutch): printing using a printing press
Definitions
- printing using a printing press
Ancestry of “boekdrukkunst”, step by step
boekdrukkunst traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch drukken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | drukken | to press; to print |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | to press | |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrukken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrukkijan | to press |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 7 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 8 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |