Where does “watertoren” come from?

watertoren (Dutch) comes from Dutch water, from Middle Dutch wāter, from Middle Dutch loo, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

watertoren (Dutch): water tower

Definitions

  1. water tower

Ancestry of “watertoren”, step by step

watertoren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch water

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaterwater; body of water; bodily fluid
2Middle Dutchwāterwater
3Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
4Old Dutchlōforest
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch toren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtorentower; rook; The fin or sail of a submarine
2Middle Dutchtorre—
3Old Dutchturn—
4Old FrenchTur—
5LatinTurrisA river of Venetia, now called Torre
6Ancient Greekτύρριςtower, walled city
7Ancient Greekτύρσιςtower, bastion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →