Where does “proefbuis” come from?
proefbuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch proeven, from Middle Dutch proeven, from Old French prover, from Latin probāre, from Latin probō, from Latin Probus, from Proto-Indo-European pro-bhwo-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
proefbuis (Dutch): test tube
Definitions
- test tube
Ancestry of “proefbuis”, step by step
proefbuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch proeven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | proeven | to taste; to test by tasting; to experience,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | proeven | to prove, to show; to realise, to see; to test,... |
| 3 | Old French | prover | to prove |
| 4 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 5 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 6 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |