Where does “evenwichtsbalk” come from?
evenwichtsbalk (Dutch) comes from Dutch evenwicht, from Dutch wicht, from Middle Dutch wicht, from Old Dutch wiht, from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.
evenwichtsbalk (Dutch): a balance beam, gym apparatus
Definitions
- a balance beam, gym apparatus
Ancestry of “evenwichtsbalk”, step by step
evenwichtsbalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch evenwicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | evenwicht | balance, equilibrium; equilibrium |
| 2 | Dutch | wicht | living being, creature; child; girl |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wicht | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wiht | thing, creature |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wihtą | thing, creature |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wekti- | object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wekʷ- | to speak, to sound out |