Where does “ekvilibrist” come from?
ekvilibrist (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from French équilibriste, 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.
ekvilibrist (Norwegian Nynorsk): an equilibrist, artist who performs balancing...
Definitions
- an equilibrist, artist who performs balancing...
Ancestry of “ekvilibrist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | équilibriste | balance artist |
| 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 |