Where does “deurduim” come from?
deurduim (Dutch) comes from Dutch duim, from Middle Dutch dume, from Old Dutch thūmo, from Proto-West Germanic þūmō, from Proto-Germanic þūmô, from Proto-Indo-European tūm-, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
deurduim (Dutch): axis of a door hinge, connected to the doorpost
Definitions
- axis of a door hinge, connected to the doorpost
Ancestry of “deurduim”, step by step
deurduim traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch duim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duim | thumb, the inner-most finger; inch; pintle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dume | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thūmo | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þūmō | thumb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þūmô | thumb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tūm- | to grow; to swell, to increase; to swell, be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |