Where does “massavernietigingswapen” come from?
massavernietigingswapen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernietiging, from Dutch vernietigen, from Dutch nietig, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan — to hammer, to pound.
massavernietigingswapen (Dutch): weapon of mass destruction
Definitions
- weapon of mass destruction
Ancestry of “massavernietigingswapen”, step by step
massavernietigingswapen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vernietiging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vernietiging | destruction |
| 2 | Dutch | vernietigen | to destroy |
| 3 | Dutch | nietig | minute, puny; insignificant, powerless; annulled,... |
| 4 | Dutch | niet | Not, no; staple |
| 5 | German | niet | rivet |
| 6 | German | nieten | To rivet |
| 7 | Middle High German | nieten | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | niotan | to use, to make use of; to enjoy |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hneudan | to hammer, to pound |
via Dutch massa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | massa | mass, large amount; mass; multitude, mass, throng |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | masse | — |
| 3 | Old French | masse | — |
| 4 | Latin | massa | mass, bulk; load, burden; dough |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | μᾶζα | barley-bread or cake |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μάσσω | to handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ǵyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ǵ- | to knead, stroke |