Where does “landasan pacu” come from?
landasan pacu (Indonesian) comes from Dutch startbaan, from Dutch start, from English Start, from English Stark, from German stark, from Middle High German stark, from Old High German stark, from Proto-Germanic starkuz — rigid, stiff; to love.
landasan pacu (Indonesian): runway: a section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from
Definitions
- runway: a section of land, usually paved, for airplanes to land on or take off from
Ancestry of “landasan pacu”, step by step
landasan pacu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch startbaan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | startbaan | runway |
| 2 | Dutch | start | start |
| 3 | English | Start | A typical button for video games, originally used... |
| 4 | English | Stark | The language spoken in the Ender's Game series,... |
| 5 | German | stark | strong; great, brilliant, awesome |
| 6 | Middle High German | stark | — |
| 7 | Old High German | stark | strong |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | starkuz | stiff; rigid; strong |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sterkaną | to become stiff, stiffen |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterg- | rigid, stiff; to love |