Where does “eindejaarslijst” come from?
eindejaarslijst (Dutch) comes from Dutch eindejaar, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
eindejaarslijst (Dutch): list drawn up at the end of the year to look back at the past year
Definitions
- list drawn up at the end of the year to look back at the past year
Ancestry of “eindejaarslijst”, step by step
eindejaarslijst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eindejaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eindejaar | the end of the year |
| 2 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 3 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |