Where does “spijsverteringskanaal” come from?
spijsverteringskanaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch spijsvertering, from Dutch vertering, from Dutch verteren, from Dutch teren, from Dutch teer, from Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch trio, from Proto-West Germanic treu — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
spijsverteringskanaal (Dutch): digestive tract
Definitions
- digestive tract
Ancestry of “spijsverteringskanaal”, step by step
spijsverteringskanaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spijsvertering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spijsvertering | digestion |
| 2 | Dutch | vertering | digestion |
| 3 | Dutch | verteren | to digest; to spend, consume |
| 4 | Dutch | teren | to eat or drink what is necessary to survive; to... |
| 5 | Dutch | teer | tar; tenderness; tender, delicate |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | tree | tree |
| 7 | Old Dutch | trio | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 10 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 12 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Dutch Kanaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Kanaal | the English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between England and France |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | canael | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | canel | — |
| 4 | Old French | canal | — |
| 5 | Latin | canālis | a pipe, spout, channel, conduit |
| 6 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 8 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 9 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |