Where does “volksuniversiteit” come from?
volksuniversiteit (Dutch) comes from Dutch universiteit, from Middle Dutch universiteit, from Old French universitei, from Medieval Latin universitas, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
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Ancestry of “volksuniversiteit”, step by step
volksuniversiteit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch universiteit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | universiteit | university, college |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | universiteit | — |
| 3 | Old French | universitei | university |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | universitas | group of teachers and students; university;... |
| 5 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 6 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 7 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 8 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Dutch volk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volk | people, nation; tribe; folk, the common people,... |
| 2 | Dutch | tuin | garden, yard; enclosure, fence or hedge |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | tuun | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | tūn | fence |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |