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

  1. public information, public awareness

Ancestry of “publieksvoorlichting”, step by step

publieksvoorlichting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voorlichting

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorlichtingexplanation, clarification, clearing up
2Dutchvoorlichtento raise awareness, to educate, to inform; to...
3Dutchlichtento raise, to lift up; to empty out
4Middle Dutchlichten
5Middle Englishlihten
6Proto-West Germanic*lį̄htijanto lighten, make weigh less
7Proto-Germaniclinhtijanąto make light; to make easy
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Dutch publiek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpubliekaudience; public
2Middle Frenchpublic
3Latinpūblicusof or belonging to the people, state, or community
4Old LatinpoplicusAlternative form of publicus
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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