Where does “volksvertegenwoordiging” come from?
volksvertegenwoordiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch vertegenwoordiging, from Dutch vertegenwoordigen, from Dutch tegenwoordig, from Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch tegen, from Middle Dutch te, from Old Dutch te, from Proto-Germanic ta — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...
volksvertegenwoordiging (Dutch): a representative body, assembly, house in which...
Definitions
- a representative body, assembly, house in which...
Ancestry of “volksvertegenwoordiging”, step by step
volksvertegenwoordiging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vertegenwoordiging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vertegenwoordiging | representation |
| 2 | Dutch | vertegenwoordigen | to represent |
| 3 | Dutch | tegenwoordig | present, current; nowadays, presently |
| 4 | Dutch | tegen | against; to, towards |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | tegen | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | te | at, in; to, towards; at, during |
| 7 | Old Dutch | te | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ta | to |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tō | to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | de | Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;... |
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 |