Where does “steentijdperk” come from?
steentijdperk (Dutch) comes from German Steinzeitalter, from German Zeitalter, from German alter, from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz — to grow, nourish.
steentijdperk (Dutch): Stone Age
Definitions
- Stone Age
Ancestry of “steentijdperk”, step by step
steentijdperk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Steinzeitalter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Steinzeitalter | stone age |
| 2 | German | Zeitalter | age; era |
| 3 | German | alter | age, old age |
| 4 | German | Alt | alto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland... |
| 5 | Middle High German | alt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | alt | old |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ald | old |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aldaz | old, grown up |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eltós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via Norwegian Bokmål stenalder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stenalder | the Stone Age |
| 2 | Danish | Sten | stone |
| 3 | Swedish | Sten | a stone; a rock |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sten | stone |
| 5 | Old Norse | Steinn | a stone, boulder, rock |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | ᛊᛏᚨᛁᚾᚨᛉ | stone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stainaz | stone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | steyh₂- | to stiffen |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |
via Dutch tijdperk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tijdperk | age, era |
| 2 | Dutch | tijd | time; tense |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tijt | time; time, moment; right, appointed time |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tīt | time |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |