Where does “visvijver” come from?
visvijver (Dutch) comes from Dutch vijver, from Middle Dutch viver, from Old French vivier, from Latin vīvārium, from Latin vīvō, from Proto-Italic gʷīwō, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.
visvijver (Dutch): A fishpond
Definitions
- A fishpond
Ancestry of “visvijver”, step by step
visvijver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vijver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vijver | pond |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | viver | — |
| 3 | Old French | vivier | — |
| 4 | Latin | vīvārium | park, preserve, enclosure |
| 5 | Latin | vīvō | to live |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | gʷīwō | live, be alive |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷíh₃weti | to live, to be alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |