Where does “reisspiegel” come from?
reisspiegel (Dutch) comes from Dutch spiegel, from Middle Dutch spiegel, from Medieval Latin speglum, from Latin speculum, from Proto-Italic -klom, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
reisspiegel (Dutch): travelling mirror
Definitions
- travelling mirror
Ancestry of “reisspiegel”, step by step
reisspiegel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spiegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spiegel | mirror; stern of a ship; level |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spiegel | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | speglum | — |
| 4 | Latin | speculum | a looking-glass, mirror |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -klom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via Dutch reis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reis | travel; trip, tour |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rese | — |
| 3 | Old Swedish | rēsa | to raise, erect |
| 4 | Old Norse | reisa | to raise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raizijaną | to cause to rise; raise |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīsaną | to scale; move vertically; to rise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |