Where does “valluik” come from?
valluik (Dutch) comes from Dutch vallen, from Middle Dutch vallen, from Old Dutch fallan, from Proto-West Germanic fallan, from Proto-Germanic fallaną, from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
valluik (Dutch): trapdoor
Definitions
- trapdoor
Ancestry of “valluik”, step by step
valluik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vallen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vallen | to fall, to tumble; to fall, to begin; to be able... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vallen | to fall; to drop; to let oneself fall, to throw... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fallan | to fall; to descend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fallan | to fall |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fallaną | to fall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 7 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Dutch luik
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | luik | hatch; shutter; panel, as in a triptych |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | luke | — |
| 3 | Dutch | luiken | to close, to shut |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | luken | to close, to shut; to close, to become closed |
| 5 | Old Dutch | lūcan | to close, shut |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lūkan | to close, to shut |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |