Where does “zelfscansysteem” come from?
zelfscansysteem (Dutch) comes from Dutch zelfscan, from English self-scan, from English self-, from Middle English self-, from Old English seolf-, from Old English self-, from Old English self, from Proto-West Germanic *selb — self.
zelfscansysteem (Dutch): self-scan system
Definitions
- self-scan system
Ancestry of “zelfscansysteem”, step by step
zelfscansysteem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zelfscan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zelfscan | self-scan |
| 2 | English | self-scan | An electronic system in a supermarket etc. allowing customers to scan the barcodes on their purchases and pay for them without the need for a cashier |
| 3 | English | self- | of, by, in or with oneself or itself; automatic |
| 4 | Middle English | self- | — |
| 5 | Old English | seolf- | Alternative form of self- |
| 6 | Old English | self- | self, oneself; own, one's own |
| 7 | Old English | self | self; oneself, personally |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *selb | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Dutch systeem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | systeem | system |
| 2 | Late Latin | systema | harmony; musical scale; set of celestial objects;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σύστημα | a whole made of several parts or members, system;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -μᾰ | "suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |