Where does “verkeerslicht” come from?
verkeerslicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch licht, from Dutch be-, from Middle Dutch be-, from Old Dutch be-, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
verkeerslicht (Dutch): traffic light
Definitions
- traffic light
Ancestry of “verkeerslicht”, step by step
verkeerslicht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch licht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | licht | light, of little weight; easy, mild; A light,... |
| 2 | Dutch | be- | Used to indicate that a verb is acting on a... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | be- | A verb prefix with a variety of meanings |
| 4 | Old Dutch | be- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch verkeer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verkeer | traffic; exchange, intercourse |
| 2 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 3 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 4 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 5 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |