Where does “reageerbuis” come from?

reageerbuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch buis, from Middle Dutch buse, from Italian buccia, from German borke, from Middle Low German borke, from Proto-Germanic barkuz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerHǵós — birch.

reageerbuis (Dutch): test tube

Definitions

  1. test tube

Ancestry of “reageerbuis”, step by step

reageerbuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch buis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuispipe, duct; television, compare tube; gambeson
2Middle Dutchbuse—
3Italianbucciaskin, peel, husk, bur; pod; rind
4Germanborkebark (on a tree)
5Middle Low Germanborke—
6Proto-Germanicbarkuzbark of a tree
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵósbirch

via Dutch reageren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchreagerento react, to respond; to react, to undergo a...
2Germanreagierento react; to respond
3Medieval Latinreagō—
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