Where does “vertolken” come from?
vertolken (Dutch) comes from Dutch tolken, from Dutch tolk, from Dutch tol, from Middle Dutch tol, from Old Dutch tol, from Latin teloneum, from Ancient Greek τελώνιον, from Ancient Greek τελώνης — price.
vertolken (Dutch): to interpret, translate
Definitions
- to interpret, translate
Ancestry of “vertolken”, step by step
vertolken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch tolken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | tolken | to interpret |
| 2 | Dutch | tolk | An interpreter, one who translates/interprets... |
| 3 | Dutch | tol | top, spinning top; toll, customs |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tol | twig |
| 5 | Old Dutch | tol | — |
| 6 | Latin | teloneum | toll booth; custom house |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τελώνιον | toll-house |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τελώνης | a farmer or collector or the tolls, customs or... |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὠνέομαι | to buy, purchase |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὦνος | price |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wosno- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wesno- | price |
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |