Where does “profielwerkstuk” come from?

profielwerkstuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch profiel, from French profil, from Italian profilo, from Italian profilare, from Italian filare, from Italian filo, from Latin phylum, from Ancient Greek φῦλον — he, she.

profielwerkstuk (Dutch): final essay for Dutch secondary school students, on a subject from their chosen specialization

Definitions

  1. final essay for Dutch secondary school students, on a subject from their chosen specialization

Ancestry of “profielwerkstuk”, step by step

profielwerkstuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch profiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprofielprofile (such as an online profile)
2Frenchprofilprofile
3Italianprofiloprofile; first-person singular present indicative...
4Italianprofilareto outline; to edge; to shape
5Italianfilareto spin; to draw; to pay out
6Italianfilothread; yarn; string
7Latinphylumphylum
8Ancient Greekφῦλονa set of people or other beings; sex; nation,...
9Ancient GreekφύωTo bring forth, produce, generate, cause to grow;...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuHyétito be becoming, to be growing, to be appearing
11Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
13Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch werkstuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerkstukessay, especially as a school project
2DutchwerkA task, job, chore; A profession, job,...
3Middle Dutchwerc
4Old Dutchwerk
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make
Every word from Chichewa iye