Where does “iconenschilder” come from?
iconenschilder (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schilder, from Dutch Schild, from Middle Dutch schilt, from Old Dutch skilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.
iconenschilder (Dutch): someone who paints icons
Definitions
- someone who paints icons
Ancestry of “iconenschilder”, step by step
iconenschilder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Schilder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Schilder | Pictor |
| 2 | Dutch | Schild | Scutum |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schilt | shield; shield bearing one's coat of arms |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skilt | shield |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skeldu | shield |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |
via Dutch icoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | icoon | An icon |
| 2 | Latin | īcon | image, artistic representation of a thing |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | εἰκών | figure, image, likeness, portrait; image in a... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |