Where does “preekstoel” come from?
preekstoel (Dutch) comes from Dutch preken, from Dutch prediken, from Middle Dutch prēdiken, from Old Dutch predicon, from Latin praedicō, from Latin dīcō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
preekstoel (Dutch): pulpit
Definitions
- pulpit
Ancestry of “preekstoel”, step by step
preekstoel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch preken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | preken | to preach; to sermonise, to lecture |
| 2 | Dutch | prediken | to preach |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | prēdiken | to preach |
| 4 | Old Dutch | predicon | to preach |
| 5 | Latin | praedicō | to proclaim, declare publicly |
| 6 | Latin | dīcō | to say, talk, speak, utter, mention |
| 7 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 8 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 9 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 10 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Dutch stoel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stoel | A chair, a piece of furniture used for sitting,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stoel | chair, seat; throne |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stuol | chair, seat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *stōl | stool, chair |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stōlaz | stool; throne; chair |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stoh₂los | frame, rack, stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |