Where does “équilibrage” come from?
équilibrage (French) comes from French équilibrer, from French équilibre, from Latin æquilībrium, from German Gleichgewicht, from German gleich, from Middle High German gelīch, from Old High German gilīh, from Proto-West Germanic galīk — to bind, tie.
équilibrage (French): balancing
Definitions
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Ancestry of “équilibrage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | équilibrer | to balance, make balanced; to counterbalance |
| 2 | French | équilibre | balance, equilibrium; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Latin | æquilībrium | A level or horizontal position, equilibrium |
| 4 | German | Gleichgewicht | equilibrium; balance, poise |
| 5 | German | gleich | equal; same; very similar; same; identical |
| 6 | Middle High German | gelīch | — |
| 7 | Old High German | gilīh | equal |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | galīk | alike, similar |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | galīkaz | alike, similar; equal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |