Where does “orgelpunt” come from?
orgelpunt (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.
orgelpunt (Dutch): a long dominant tone in the bass register
Definitions
- a long dominant tone in the bass register
Ancestry of “orgelpunt”, step by step
orgelpunt 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 orgel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | orgel | organ |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | orgele | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | orgene | — |
| 4 | Latin | Organa | Hormuz island in the Strait of Hormuz |
| 5 | Latin | organum | an implement, instrument, tool; any musical... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὄργανον | instrument, implement, tool; sense organ; musical... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |