Where does “collegejaar” come from?
collegejaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch college, from Middle Dutch college, from Middle French college, from Old French collége, from Latin collēgium, from Latin collēga, from Latin com-, from Latin con- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
collegejaar (Dutch): academic year in higher education
Definitions
- academic year in higher education
Ancestry of “collegejaar”, step by step
collegejaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch college
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | college | lecture, class; committee, authority |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | college | — |
| 3 | Middle French | college | An institution or organization an organised establishment of people |
| 4 | Old French | collége | institution; organization an organised establishment of people |
| 5 | Latin | collēgium | colleagueship, connection of associates, colleagues, etc |
| 6 | Latin | collēga | a partner (in office), colleague |
| 7 | Latin | com- | allomorph of con- |
| 8 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 9 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 10 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 14 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 15 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 16 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 17 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 18 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 19 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 20 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch jaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 2 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |