Where does “gemeenteraadslid” come from?

gemeenteraadslid (Dutch) comes from Dutch lid, from Middle Dutch lit, from Old Dutch lid, from Old English hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

gemeenteraadslid (Dutch): municipal council member

Definitions

  1. municipal council member

Ancestry of “gemeenteraadslid”, step by step

gemeenteraadslid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlidmember; member, limb; member, penis
2Middle Dutchlit
3Old Dutchlid
4Old EnglishhliðAlternative spelling of hliþ
5Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Dutch gemeenteraad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemeenteraadcity council, municipal council
2Dutchgemeentemunicipality, commune; congregation
3Middle Dutchgemeende
4Old Dutchgimēnitha
5Proto-West Germanicgamainīcommon; shared, communal
6Proto-Germanicgamainizshared, communal, public; common, ordinary
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moynis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós