Where does “zijband” come from?
zijband (Dutch) comes from Dutch band, from English band, from German band, from French bande, from French là, from Italian là, from Spanish la, from Portuguese lá — to soften, to melt.
zijband (Dutch): sideband; lateral ligament
Definitions
- sideband; lateral ligament
Ancestry of “zijband”, step by step
zijband traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch band
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | band | connection, liaison, bond; band; tire/tyre |
| 2 | English | band | A strip of material used for strengthening or... |
| 3 | German | band | past of binden |
| 4 | French | bande | band, strip; stripe; strip |
| 5 | French | là | there; here, present |
| 6 | Italian | là | there |
| 7 | Spanish | la | feminine singular definite article; the |
| 8 | Portuguese | lá | there; used with an adverb phrase to indicate... |
| 9 | German | a | Alternative form of A; Abbreviation of a-Moll;... |
| 10 | German | a-Moll | A-minor |
| 11 | Hungarian | moll | minor |
| 12 | German | Moll | minor |
| 13 | Medieval Latin | molle | — |
| 14 | Latin | mollis | soft, delicate to the touch; pliant, flexible,... |
| 15 | Latin | molduis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Italic | moldus | — |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 18 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |
via Dutch zij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zij | Third person singular feminine subject pronoun;... |
| 2 | Dutch | zijde | side, face; silk |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | side | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sīda | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 7 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 8 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |