Where does “wortelkanaal” come from?

wortelkanaal (Dutch) comes from Dutch behandeling, from Dutch behandelen, from Dutch handelen, from English handle, from Middle English handel, from Old English handle, from Old English handlian, from Proto-West Germanic handulōn — hand.

wortelkanaal (Dutch): root canal

Definitions

  1. root canal

Ancestry of “wortelkanaal”, step by step

wortelkanaal traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch behandeling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbehandelingmedical or therapeutic treatment, therapy
2Dutchbehandelento handle, to treat; to treat; to deal with,...
3Dutchhandelento trade, do business; to act
4EnglishhandleThe part of an object which is held in the hand...
5Middle Englishhandel
6Old Englishhandlea handle
7Old Englishhandlianto handle
8Proto-West Germanichandulōnto handle
9Proto-Germanichandlōnąto take or hold in the hand, seize, grip
10Proto-Germanichanduzhand

via Dutch Kanaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchKanaalthe English Channel or Strait of Dover, the North Sea strait between England and France
2Middle Dutchcanael
3Middle Dutchcanel
4Old Frenchcanal
5Latincanālisa pipe, spout, channel, conduit
6LatincannaA reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;...
7Ancient Greekκάνναgiant reed; reed mat
8Akkadian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length
9Sumerian𒄀reed; a certain unit of length

via Dutch wortel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwortelcarrot; root; square root, root
2Middle Dutchworteleroot; edible root
3Old Dutchwurtala
4Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
5Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Germanic handuzEvery word from Proto-Germanic handlōnąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic handulōn