Where does “rotstekening” come from?
rotstekening (Dutch) comes from Dutch tekening, from Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
rotstekening (Dutch): petroglyph, rock painting
Definitions
- petroglyph, rock painting
Ancestry of “rotstekening”, step by step
rotstekening traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tekening
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekening | drawing |
| 2 | Dutch | tekenen | to draw; to sign |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | têkenen | to mark, to put a mark or sign on |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tēkanen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch rots
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | rots | a rock |