Where does “sedimentgesteente” come from?
sedimentgesteente (Dutch) comes from Dutch gesteente, from Dutch steen, from Middle Dutch stêen, from Old Dutch stēn, from Proto-West Germanic stain, from Proto-Germanic stainaz, from Proto-Indo-European steyh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- — to stand.
sedimentgesteente (Dutch): sedimentary rock
Definitions
- sedimentary rock
Ancestry of “sedimentgesteente”, step by step
sedimentgesteente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gesteente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gesteente | rock |
| 2 | Dutch | steen | stone |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stêen | stone |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stēn | stone |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stain | stone |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Dutch sediment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sediment | sediment |
| 2 | Middle French | sédiment | — |
| 3 | Latin | sedimentum | A settling, sinking down, subsidence |
| 4 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 5 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |