Where does “gebarentaal” come from?
gebarentaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch gebaar, from Dutch gebaren, from Middle Dutch gebaren, from Proto-West Germanic gaberan, from Proto-Germanic gaberaną, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gebarentaal (Dutch): A sign language, either in general or any...
Definitions
- A sign language, either in general or any...
Ancestry of “gebarentaal”, step by step
gebarentaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gebaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gebaar | gesture; movement, motion; appearance |
| 2 | Dutch | gebaren | to gesture, to point, to gesticulate; to sign |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | gebaren | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gaberan | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gaberaną | to bear; beget; give birth; to bring forth;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch taal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |