Where does “tijdschaal” come from?
tijdschaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch schaal, from German skala, from Italian scala, from Byzantine Greek σκάλα, from Latin scāla, from Latin scandere, from Latin scandō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱend- — to jump up, ascend.
tijdschaal (Dutch): time scale
Definitions
- time scale
Ancestry of “tijdschaal”, step by step
tijdschaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schaal | shell; shallow bowl; scale |
| 2 | German | skala | scale, gamut (ordered numerical sequence) |
| 3 | Italian | scala | ladder; stair; scale |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | σκάλα | — |
| 5 | Latin | scāla | ladder |
| 6 | Latin | scandere | third-person plural perfect active indicative of... |
| 7 | Latin | scandō | to climb, ascend, mount |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱend- | to jump up, ascend |
via Dutch tijd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tijd | time; tense |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tijt | time; time, moment; right, appointed time |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tīt | time |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tīdiz | time; period, interval |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₂itis | interval, period of time |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |