Where does “toelichten” come from?
toelichten (Dutch) comes from Dutch lichten, from Middle Dutch lichten, from Middle English lihten, from Proto-West Germanic *lį̄htijan, from Proto-Germanic linhtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
toelichten (Dutch): to shed light upon, explain
Definitions
- to shed light upon, explain
Ancestry of “toelichten”, step by step
toelichten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lichten | to raise, to lift up; to empty out |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lichten | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lihten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *lį̄htijan | to lighten, make weigh less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | linhtijaną | to make light; to make easy |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |