Where does “zijderoute” come from?
zijderoute (Dutch) comes from Dutch zijde, from Middle Dutch side, from Old Dutch sīda, from Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Medieval Latin sida, from Late Latin seta, from Latin saeta, from Proto-Italic saitā — to satiate, satisfy.
zijderoute (Dutch): Silk Road
Definitions
- Silk Road
Ancestry of “zijderoute”, step by step
zijderoute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zijde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zijde | side, face; silk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | side | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīda | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sīdā | side |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sida | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | seta | Alternative form of saeta; hair, bristle; bristle |
| 7 | Latin | saeta | a bristle, hair on an animal; silk |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | saitā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂ito- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂ey- | to bind, fetter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |
via Dutch route
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | route | route, course, way; road, route |
| 2 | Middle French | route | road; military defeat; retreat |
| 3 | Old French | route | route |
| 4 | Latin | rupta | nominative feminine singular of ruptus;... |
| 5 | Latin | ruptus | broken; ruptured, burst |
| 6 | Latin | rumpō | to break, burst, tear, rend, rupture; break asunder, force open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrunépti | to be breaking |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |