Where does “videobestand” come from?
videobestand (Dutch) comes from Dutch video, from English video, from Latin videō, from Proto-Italic widēō, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
videobestand (Dutch): video file
Ancestry of “videobestand”, step by step
videobestand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch video
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | video | video, movie; videotape; video, video signal or... |
| 2 | English | video | Television, television show, movie; A short film... |
| 3 | Latin | videō | to see, perceive; look (at) |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | widēō | see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Dutch bestand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bestand | archive, file; file; truce |
| 2 | German | bestand | first/third-person singular preterite of bestehen |
| 3 | German | be- | Inseparable verbal prefix that signifies working... |
| 4 | German | be | — |