Where does “verloopstekker” come from?
verloopstekker (Dutch) comes from Dutch verloop, from Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
verloopstekker (Dutch): plug adapter
Definitions
- plug adapter
Ancestry of “verloopstekker”, step by step
verloopstekker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verloop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verloop | course; process |
| 2 | Dutch | ver- | to do or to become what the stem refers to; used... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | er- | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ur- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via Dutch stekker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stekker | plug; jack |
| 2 | German | Stecker | plug |
| 3 | German | Stecken | stick |
| 4 | Middle High German | stecken | to stick, to pin, to fasten (by piercing) |
| 5 | Old High German | steckōn | — |
| 6 | Old High German | stehhan | to stick, attach, nail |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | stekan | to pierce, to stab, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | stikaną | to stick; to stab |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |