Where does “grondvest” come from?
grondvest (Dutch) comes from Dutch vest, from French veste, from Italian veste, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.
grondvest (Dutch): foundation, principle; foundation of an edifice
Definitions
- foundation, principle; foundation of an edifice
Ancestry of “grondvest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vest | fortified wall, city wall; moat; boulevard |
| 2 | French | veste | jacket |
| 3 | Italian | veste | dress; clothes; appearance, capacity |
| 4 | Latin | vestis | garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;... |
| 5 | Latin | līnea | — |
| 6 | Latin | līnum | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | līnom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | līnom | flax |
Words derived from “grondvest”