Where does “dichtslaan” come from?
dichtslaan (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.
dichtslaan (Dutch): to slam shut, to be slammed shut; to lose...
Definitions
- to slam shut, to be slammed shut; to lose...
Ancestry of “dichtslaan”, step by step
dichtslaan 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 slaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slaan | to hit, to slap; to beat, overcome; to strike |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slaen | to hit, to strike |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slān | to hit, to beat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |