Where does “draaicirkel” come from?
draaicirkel (Dutch) comes from Dutch cirkel, from Middle Dutch cirkel, from Latin circulus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
draaicirkel (Dutch): turning circle
Definitions
- turning circle
Ancestry of “draaicirkel”, step by step
draaicirkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch cirkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | cirkel | circle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cirkel | — |
| 3 | Latin | circulus | circle; An orbit; A ring, hoop |
| 4 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
via Dutch draaien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | draaien | To turn, to turn round; To play; To input into a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drâyen | to turn, to rotate |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thrāien | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |