Where does “krombaanvuurmond” come from?
krombaanvuurmond (Dutch) comes from Dutch baan, from Middle Dutch bāne, from Old Dutch bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-.
krombaanvuurmond (Dutch): howitzer
Definitions
- howitzer
Ancestry of “krombaanvuurmond”, step by step
krombaanvuurmond traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch baan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baan | a road, way, path; a track, lane; a job,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bāne | open field, battlefield |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Dutch krom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | krom | bent, not straight; off, weird |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | crom | bent, not straight; wrong |
| 3 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Dutch vuurmond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vuurmond | the muzzle and chamber of a gun, especially of a piece of artillery |
| 2 | Dutch | vuur | fire; heater; a lighter |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vuur | fire; bonfire; passion |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fuïr | fire |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fuir | fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōr | fire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péh₂wr̥ | bonfire; spelt |