Where does “dichtheid” come from?
dichtheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch dicht, from Middle Dutch dicht, from Old Dutch thīht, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt-, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
dichtheid (Dutch): density
Definitions
- density
Ancestry of “dichtheid”, step by step
dichtheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dicht | thick, tight, dense; close; closed, shut |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dicht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thīht | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *þį̄ht(ī) | tight |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þinhtaz | tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tenkt- | dense, thick, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |