Where does “middelpunt” come from?
middelpunt (Dutch) comes from Dutch punt, from French point, from Middle French poinct, from Old French point, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
middelpunt (Dutch): middle point, centre
Definitions
- middle point, centre
Ancestry of “middelpunt”, step by step
middelpunt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch punt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | punt | point; The terminal point of something; dot |
| 2 | French | point | point; full stop, period; stitch pattern |
| 3 | Middle French | poinct | point; not |
| 4 | Old French | point | a sting; a prick; moment; time; dot |
| 5 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 6 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch middel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | middel | means; medicine, cure; waist |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lô | clearing in a forest |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |