Where does “bronnenkritiek” come from?

bronnenkritiek (Dutch) comes from German Quellenkritik, from German Kritik, from French critique, from New Latin critica, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω — to sift, separate, divide.

bronnenkritiek (Dutch): source criticism

Definitions

  1. source criticism

Ancestry of “bronnenkritiek”, step by step

bronnenkritiek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Quellenkritik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuellenkritiksource criticism
2GermanKritikcriticism; criticism, review; critique, review
3Frenchcritiquecritical; judgemental; criticism
4New Latincriticacritique; inflection of criticus: ##...
5Latincriticuscritical, decisive; a critic
6Ancient GreekκριτικόςAble to judge, discerning, critical; critic,...
7Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
8Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
9Proto-Hellenickríňňō
10Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
11Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Dutch bron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbronsource; spring, well
2DutchbornObsolete form of bron
3Middle Dutchborne
4Old Dutchbrunnowell, source
5Proto-West Germanicbrunnōwell, spring
6Proto-Germanicbrunnôsource; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₁wr̥well, spring, source
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Dutch kritiek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkritiekcritical; criticism; critique
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-