Where does “vershoudfolie” come from?
vershoudfolie (Dutch) comes from Dutch folie, from German Folie, from Vulgar Latin folia, from Latin folium, from Proto-Italic *foljom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
vershoudfolie (Dutch): clingfilm esp. when used for wrapping food
Definitions
- clingfilm esp. when used for wrapping food
Ancestry of “vershoudfolie”, step by step
vershoudfolie traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch folie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | folie | foil |
| 2 | German | Folie | foil, metal film; plastic wrap, cling film;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | folia | — |
| 4 | Latin | folium | a leaf; a petal; a sheet or leaf of paper |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *foljom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃yom | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Dutch vers
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vers | fresh; A verse, a stanza; A short poem |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vers | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | vers | — |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Dutch houden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |