Where does “dwarsdoorsnede” come from?
dwarsdoorsnede (Dutch) comes from Dutch dwars, from Middle Dutch dwers, from Old Saxon thwerh, from Proto-Germanic *þwerh, from Proto-Germanic þwerhaz, from Proto-Germanic þerh-, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.
dwarsdoorsnede (Dutch): cross section
Definitions
- cross section
Ancestry of “dwarsdoorsnede”, step by step
dwarsdoorsnede traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dwars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dwars | in a crosswise direction, transverse, at right... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dwers | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | thwerh | contrary, against; bent, crooked |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *þwerh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þwerhaz | cross, adverse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þerh- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terkʷ- | to turn, spin |
via Dutch doorsnede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doorsnede | an intersection (in geometry, in arts, in set theory); intersecting line |
| 2 | Dutch | door | through; across, around; because of, due to |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dōre | through |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thuro | through |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þurhw | through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥h₂kʷe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |