Where does “pijltjesmethode” come from?

pijltjesmethode (Dutch) comes from Dutch methode, from French méthode, from Middle French method, from Latin methodus, from Ancient Greek μέθοδος, from Ancient Greek μετά, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

pijltjesmethode (Dutch): arrows method; method in perceptual dialectology...

Definitions

  1. arrows method; method in perceptual dialectology...

Ancestry of “pijltjesmethode”, step by step

pijltjesmethode traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch methode

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmethodemethod
2Frenchméthodemethod; book, textbook
3Middle Frenchmethod
4Latinmethodusmethod; way of teaching
5Ancient Greekμέθοδοςfollowing after, pursuit; pursuit of knowledge,...
6Ancient Greekμετάin the midst of, among, between, with; in common,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
8Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch pijltje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijltje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Indo-European meth₂Every word from Ancient Greek μετά