Where does “uitvinder” come from?
uitvinder (Dutch) comes from Dutch uitvinden, from Dutch vinden, from Middle Dutch vinden, from Old Dutch findan, from Proto-West Germanic finþan, from Proto-Germanic finþaną, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.
uitvinder (Dutch): inventor
Definitions
- inventor
Ancestry of “uitvinder”, step by step
uitvinder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uitvinden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uitvinden | to invent; to find out |
| 2 | Dutch | vinden | to find; to find, to come across; to find, to... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vinden | to find; to find, to come across, to encounter;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | findan | to find |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | finþan | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | finþaną | to find, to discover, to come upon |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pent- | to pass; path |