Where does “toneelkijker” come from?

toneelkijker (Dutch) comes from Dutch kijker, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

toneelkijker (Dutch): opera glass

Definitions

  1. opera glass

Ancestry of “toneelkijker”, step by step

toneelkijker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kijker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkijkertelescope; pair of binoculars; viewer
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Dutch toneel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoneelstage, scene, place for a performance in front of...
2Middle Dutchtineel—
3Old Frenchtinel—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Dutch -er →