Where does “waterglijbaan” come from?
waterglijbaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch glijbaan, from Dutch baan, from Middle Dutch bāne, from Old Dutch bana, from Proto-West Germanic *banu, from Proto-Germanic banō, from Proto-Germanic banô, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰon-on-.
waterglijbaan (Dutch): water slide
Definitions
- water slide
Ancestry of “waterglijbaan”, step by step
waterglijbaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch glijbaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | glijbaan | children's slide |
| 2 | Dutch | baan | a road, way, path; a track, lane; a job,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bāne | open field, battlefield |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bana | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *banu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | banō | a battlefield; a clearing; open space; a cleared... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | banô | murderer |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰon-on- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
via Dutch water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | water | water; body of water; bodily fluid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāter | water |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |