Where does “zonsverduistering” come from?
zonsverduistering (Dutch) comes from Dutch verduistering, from Dutch verduisteren, from Dutch duister, from Middle Dutch duuster, from Middle Low German dü̂ster, from Old Saxon thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr — dark.
zonsverduistering (Dutch): solar eclipse
Definitions
- solar eclipse
Ancestry of “zonsverduistering”, step by step
zonsverduistering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verduistering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verduistering | darkening; embezzlement; blackout; the mandatory... |
| 2 | Dutch | verduisteren | to darken; to embezzle |
| 3 | Dutch | duister | dark; bleak; gloomy; sinister |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | duuster | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | dü̂ster | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | thiustri | dark, obscure |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiustrī | dark, gloomy |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þimstr | dark, dusky |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þimstraz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | témH-s-ro-s | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |