Where does “gezichtsveld” come from?
gezichtsveld (Dutch) comes from Dutch gezicht, from Middle Dutch gesicht, from Old Dutch gisiht, from Proto-West Germanic gasihti, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gezichtsveld (Dutch): field of view; scope of one's comprehension
Definitions
- field of view; scope of one's comprehension
Ancestry of “gezichtsveld”, step by step
gezichtsveld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gezicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gezicht | seeing, the ability to observe visually, vision,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gesicht | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | gisiht | sight |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gasihti | sight |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 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 veld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veld | A field, open country; An agricultural field; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | fles | bottle |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | flassche | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | flaska | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |