Where does “klimaatvluchteling” come from?
klimaatvluchteling (Dutch) comes from Dutch vluchteling, from Dutch vluchten, from Middle Dutch vluchten, from Middle Dutch vlucht, from Old Dutch fluht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
klimaatvluchteling (Dutch): climate refugee refugee fleeing from a zone affected by climate change
Definitions
- climate refugee refugee fleeing from a zone affected by climate change
Ancestry of “klimaatvluchteling”, step by step
klimaatvluchteling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vluchteling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vluchteling | refugee |
| 2 | Dutch | vluchten | to flee |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vluchten | to bring to a safe place; to hide, to conceal; to... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | vlucht | flight, escape; flight, act of flying; speed |
| 5 | Old Dutch | fluht | refuge |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *fluhtī | act of flying, flight |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *fluhtiją | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
via Dutch klimaat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klimaat | climate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | climaet | — |
| 3 | Middle French | climat | — |
| 4 | Old French | climat | — |
| 5 | Latin | clima | slope, inclination; A Roman unit of area... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κλίμα | a slope, incline, inclination; the supposed slope... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κλίνω | to bend, slant; to cause to give way, cause to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |