Where does “ruimtekromme” come from?
ruimtekromme (Dutch) comes from Dutch kromme, from Dutch krom, from Middle Dutch crom, from Old Dutch krumb, from Proto-West Germanic *krump, from Proto-Germanic krumbaz, from Proto-Germanic krumpaz, from Proto-Indo-European gerb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
ruimtekromme (Dutch): three-dimensional or any multidimensional line (including curves); a space curve
Definitions
- three-dimensional or any multidimensional line (including curves); a space curve
Ancestry of “ruimtekromme”, step by step
ruimtekromme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kromme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kromme | a curve |
| 2 | Dutch | krom | bent, not straight; off, weird |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | crom | bent, not straight; wrong |
| 4 | Old Dutch | krumb | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *krump | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | krumbaz | Alternative form of *krumpaz |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krumpaz | bent, crooked, curved |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gerb- | to turn, wind; to shrink, shrivel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |