Where does “gymtas” come from?
gymtas (Dutch) comes from Dutch tas, from French tasse, from Middle French tasse, from Arabic طَاس, from Persian تست, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test — to stand.
gymtas (Dutch): drawstring backpack
Definitions
- drawstring backpack
Ancestry of “gymtas”, step by step
gymtas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tas | bag; cup; heap |
| 2 | French | tasse | cup; cupful |
| 3 | Middle French | tasse | — |
| 4 | Arabic | طَاس | bowl, basin; bowl, cup |
| 5 | Persian | تست | test |
| 6 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 7 | German | testen | to test |
| 8 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 9 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 10 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 11 | Old French | teste | head |
| 12 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 13 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 14 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Dutch gym
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gym | short for "gymnasium", a special type of... |
| 2 | English | gym | Clipping of gymnasium; clipping of gymnastics; A... |
| 3 | English | gymnasium | A large room or building for indoor sports; A... |
| 4 | Latin | Gymnasium | character in the play Cistellaria of Plautus |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάσιον | bodily exercises; gymnastic school, school |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γυμνάζω | to train naked; to train |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | γυμνός | naked, nude, unclad; unarmed, without armor,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *gʷomnós | naked, nude |