Where does “perkamenten” come from?
perkamenten (Dutch) comes from Dutch perkament, from Middle Dutch percament, from Old French parchemin, from Vulgar Latin pergamēna, from Latin Pergamenus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός — to do, put, place.
perkamenten (Dutch): made of parchment, parchment
Definitions
- made of parchment, parchment
Ancestry of “perkamenten”, step by step
perkamenten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch perkament
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | perkament | parchment (material, uncountable) |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | percament | parchment |
| 3 | Old French | parchemin | parchment |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pergamēna | — |
| 5 | Latin | Pergamenus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Περγαμηνός | of Pergamun; of Pergamon |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ηνός | -ian, -ese |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -νός | Alternative form of -νος |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |