Where does “evenwichtsniveau” come from?
evenwichtsniveau (Dutch) comes from Dutch niveau, from French niveau, from Old French nivel, from Vulgar Latin libellus, from Latin lībella, from Latin lībra, from Ancient Greek ζυγόν, from Proto-Hellenic dzugón — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
evenwichtsniveau (Dutch): equilibrium level
Definitions
- equilibrium level
Ancestry of “evenwichtsniveau”, step by step
evenwichtsniveau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch niveau
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | niveau | level |
| 2 | French | niveau | level |
| 3 | Old French | nivel | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | libellus | a little book, booklet, pamphlet; a billet,... |
| 5 | Latin | lībella | An as (the tenth part of a denarius) |
| 6 | Latin | lībra | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ζυγόν | yoke, for joining animals; yoke, burden; in... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | dzugón | yoke |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
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 |