Where does “timmeraar” come from?
timmeraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch aar, from Middle Dutch âer, from Old Dutch ār, from Proto-Germanic ahaz, from Proto-Finnic ahtas, from Proto-Baltic anśtas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
timmeraar (Dutch): carpenter
Definitions
- carpenter
Ancestry of “timmeraar”, step by step
timmeraar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |
via Dutch timmeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | timmeren | to perform carpentry, to build, to construct; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | timmeren | to build |
| 3 | Old Dutch | timbren | to build |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *timrijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | timrijaną | to construct, build |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |