Where does “duimbreed” come from?
duimbreed (Dutch) comes from Dutch breed, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
duimbreed (Dutch): an inch
Definitions
- an inch
Ancestry of “duimbreed”, step by step
duimbreed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch breed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breed | broad, wide |
| 2 | Dutch | spoor | track; railway track; trace |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spor | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spor | track, trace |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *spor | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
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 |