Where does “publieksvoorlichting” come from?
publieksvoorlichting (Dutch) comes from Dutch voorlichting, from Dutch voorlichten, from Dutch lichten, from Middle Dutch lichten, from Middle English lihten, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic linhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
publieksvoorlichting (Dutch): public information, public awareness
Definitions
- public information, public awareness
Ancestry of “publieksvoorlichting”, step by step
publieksvoorlichting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch voorlichting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voorlichting | explanation, clarification, clearing up |
| 2 | Dutch | voorlichten | to raise awareness, to educate, to inform; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | lichten | to raise, to lift up; to empty out |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lichten | — |
| 5 | Middle English | lihten | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *lį̄htijan | to lighten, make weigh less |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | linhtijaną | to make light; to make easy |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |