Where does “startbaan” come from?
startbaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną — rigid, stiff; to love.
startbaan (Dutch): runway
Definitions
- runway
Ancestry of “startbaan”, step by step
startbaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch start
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | start | start |
| 2 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 3 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 4 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 5 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |
via Dutch baan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baan | a road, way, path; a track, lane; a job,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bāne | open field, battlefield |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bana | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |