Where does “gymnastiek” come from?

gymnastiek (Dutch) comes from Ancient Greek γυμνασία, from Ancient Greek γυμνός, from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós — naked, nude.

gymnastiek (Dutch): gymnastics

Definitions

  1. gymnastics

Ancestry of “gymnastiek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγυμνασίαexercise
2Ancient Greekγυμνόςnaked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,...
3Proto-Hellenic*gʷomnósnaked, nude

Words derived from “gymnastiek”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *gʷomnós →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνός →Every word from Ancient Greek γυμνασία →