Where does “toelatingsexamen” come from?
toelatingsexamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch examen, from Middle Dutch examen, from Latin examen, from Latin exagmen, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
toelatingsexamen (Dutch): entrance examination
Definitions
- entrance examination
Ancestry of “toelatingsexamen”, step by step
toelatingsexamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch examen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | examen | examination |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | examen | — |
| 3 | Latin | examen | swarm of bees; crowd; tongue of a balance; a... |
| 4 | Latin | exagmen | — |
| 5 | Latin | agō | to act, to behave |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Dutch toelating
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toelating | admission |
| 2 | Dutch | toelaten | to allow, tolerate; to condone; to admit, receive |
| 3 | Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | laten | to leave, to cause to remain in the same position... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lātan | to leave (behind, over) |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |