Where does “raamscharnier” come from?

raamscharnier (Dutch) comes from Dutch scharnier, from French charnière, from Vulgar Latin cardinaria, from Latin cardō, from Latin carduus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

raamscharnier (Dutch): window hinge

Definitions

  1. window hinge

Ancestry of “raamscharnier”, step by step

raamscharnier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch scharnier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchscharnierhinge
2Frenchcharnièrehinge; joint; turning point
3Vulgar Latincardinaria—
4Latincardōhinge (of a door or gate), usually a pivot and socket in Roman times
5Latincarduusa wild thistle; the artichoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Dutch raam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchraamwindow; frame, framework, context; estimate
2Middle Dutchrame—
3Old Saxonhramaframe, framework
4Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →