Where does “schaarverrekijker” come from?
schaarverrekijker (Dutch) comes from German Scherenfernrohr, from German Fernrohr, from German fern, from Middle High German verren, from Old High German ferrana, from Old High German ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic ferrai — passed , crossed.
schaarverrekijker (Dutch): a pair of scissor binoculars; a pair of adjustable stereoscopic binoculars consisting of two (short) periscopes
Definitions
- a pair of scissor binoculars; a pair of adjustable stereoscopic binoculars consisting of two (short) periscopes
Ancestry of “schaarverrekijker”, step by step
schaarverrekijker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Scherenfernrohr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Scherenfernrohr | A pair of scissor binoculars; a pair of adjustable stereoscopic binoculars consisting of two short periscopes |
| 2 | German | Fernrohr | telescope |
| 3 | German | fern | remote; far away |
| 4 | Middle High German | verren | — |
| 5 | Old High German | ferrana | from afar |
| 6 | Old High German | ferro | afar; skipper |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *ferrō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Dutch verrekijker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verrekijker | pair of binoculars; telescope |
| 2 | Dutch | kijker | telescope; pair of binoculars; viewer |
| 3 | Dutch | -er | Forms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -āri | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |