Where does “tekenfilm” come from?
tekenfilm (Dutch) comes from Dutch tekenen, from Middle Dutch têkenen, from Old Dutch tēkanen, from Proto-Germanic taiknijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tekenfilm (Dutch): An animated cartoon, especially a full-length...
Definitions
- An animated cartoon, especially a full-length...
Ancestry of “tekenfilm”, step by step
tekenfilm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tekenen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tekenen | to draw; to sign |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | têkenen | to mark, to put a mark or sign on |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tēkanen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch film
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | film | film, movie |
| 2 | English | Film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity |
| 3 | Russian | фильм | film, movie |
| 4 | English | film | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a... |
| 5 | Middle English | filme | film, membrane |
| 6 | Old English | filmen | membrane; caul; foreskin |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *filmīn- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *filmīn- | — |