Where does “gevaarsdriehoek” come from?
gevaarsdriehoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch gevaar, from German gefahr, from Middle High German gevāre, from Old High German fāra, from Proto-Germanic fērō, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
gevaarsdriehoek (Dutch): warning triangle
Definitions
- warning triangle
Ancestry of “gevaarsdriehoek”, step by step
gevaarsdriehoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gevaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gevaar | danger, peril |
| 2 | German | gefahr | danger, hazard, peril, risk |
| 3 | Middle High German | gevāre | danger |
| 4 | Old High German | fāra | ambush, danger, deceit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch Driehoek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Driehoek | Triangulum |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | driehoec | — |
| 3 | Latin | triangulum | triangle; nominative neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Latin | triangulus | triangular, three-cornered, three-sided;... |
| 5 | Latin | Angulus | A city of the Vestini, situated on a hill near the Adriatic Sea, now the town of Città Sant'Angelo |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂engulos | joint? |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eng- | curve, bend |