Where does “klimsport” come from?
klimsport (Dutch) comes from Dutch sport, from English sport, from Middle English sport, from Middle English disport, from Old French desport, from Old French deport, from Latin deportō, from Latin dē- — afterwards, post; by, at.
klimsport (Dutch): climbing: e.g. rock climbing, mountaineering
Definitions
- climbing: e.g. rock climbing, mountaineering
Ancestry of “klimsport”, step by step
klimsport traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch sport
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sport | A sport; sports; rung, step on a ladder |
| 2 | English | sport | Any activity that uses physical exertion or... |
| 3 | Middle English | sport | — |
| 4 | Middle English | disport | — |
| 5 | Old French | desport | Alternative form of deport |
| 6 | Old French | deport | enjoyment; fun |
| 7 | Latin | deportō | to bring or convey |
| 8 | Latin | dē- | of; from |
| 9 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 10 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 11 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
via Dutch klimmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | klimmen | to climb; plural of klim |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | climmen | to climb; to rise, to go up; to increase |
| 3 | Old Dutch | climban | to climb |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *klimban | to climb |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | klimbaną | to climb |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | klībaną | to stick, cling to |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gleybʰ- | to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |