Where does “kerstexamen” come from?
kerstexamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch examen, from Middle Dutch examen, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
kerstexamen (Dutch): an exam around the Christmas holiday, on the material covered in the first (school) term
Definitions
- an exam around the Christmas holiday, on the material covered in the first (school) term
Ancestry of “kerstexamen”, step by step
kerstexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch examen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | examen | examination |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | examen | — |
| 3 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 4 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Dutch Kerst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Kerst | Christ |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerst | Christ |
| 3 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |