Where does “onderscheidbaar” come from?
onderscheidbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderscheiden, from Dutch scheiden, from Middle Dutch scheiden, from Old Dutch skeithan, from Proto-West Germanic skaiþan, from Proto-Germanic skaiþaną, from Proto-Indo-European skeyt-, from Proto-Indo-European skey- — to cut, cut off, sever.
onderscheidbaar (Dutch): distinguishable, discernible
Definitions
- distinguishable, discernible
Ancestry of “onderscheidbaar”, step by step
onderscheidbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onderscheiden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onderscheiden | to distinguish, to discriminate; to distinguish,... |
| 2 | Dutch | scheiden | to separate; to divorce |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | scheiden | to separate; to dissolve, to break up; to divide |
| 4 | Old Dutch | skeithan | to leave, to separate from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skaiþan | to separate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaiþaną | to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skeyt- | to cut, part, separate; to cut, part, divide,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |