Where does “combinatietang” come from?

combinatietang (Dutch) comes from Dutch combinatie, from French combination, from Old French combination, from Late Latin combinatio, from Latin combino, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

combinatietang (Dutch): lineman's pliers, combination pliers

Definitions

  1. lineman's pliers, combination pliers

Ancestry of “combinatietang”, step by step

combinatietang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch combinatie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcombinatiecombination
2Frenchcombination
3Old Frenchcombination
4Late LatincombinatioA joining, two by two
5LatincombinoI combine, unite
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Dutch tang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtangpliers; tongs; pincers, tweezers
2Middle Dutchtanghe
3Old Dutchtanga
4Proto-West Germanic*tangutongs
5Proto-Germanictangōtongs
6Proto-Indo-Europeandenḱ-to bite
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