Where does “uitwisselen” come from?
uitwisselen (Dutch) comes from Dutch uit, from Middle Dutch uut, from Old Dutch ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.
uitwisselen (Dutch): to exchange
Definitions
- to exchange
Ancestry of “uitwisselen”, step by step
uitwisselen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch uit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | uit | out, from the inside to the outside; out, off;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | uut | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ūt | outside |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch wisselen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wisselen | to swap, to exchange; to vary, to change |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wisselen | to swap, to exchange; to confuse; to change |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wissalon | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wihslōną | to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |