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Where does “geluiddemper” come from?

geluiddemper (Dutch) comes from Dutch geluid, from Dutch gelove, from Middle Dutch gelôve, from Old Saxon gilovo, from Proto-West Germanic galaubō, from Proto-Germanic galaubô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

geluiddemper (Dutch): silencer

Definitions

  1. silencer

Ancestry of “geluiddemper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeluidsound
2Dutchgelove
3Middle Dutchgelôve—
4Old Saxongilovobelief
5Proto-West Germanicgalaubōbelief
6Proto-Germanicgalaubôbelief
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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