Where does “zont” come from?
zont (Uzbek) comes from Russian зонт, from Russian зо́нтик, from Dutch zonnedek, from Dutch dek, from Middle Dutch dec, from Middle Dutch decken, from Old Dutch thecken, from Proto-West Germanic þakkjan — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
zont (Uzbek): umbrella
Definitions
- umbrella
Ancestry of “zont”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | зонт | umbrella; sunshade, parasol; canopy, awning |
| 2 | Russian | зо́нтик | umbrella |
| 3 | Dutch | zonnedek | sundeck; halfdeck; A sun cover on a ship |
| 4 | Dutch | dek | A deck; A cover; A surface |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | dec | roof, covering |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | decken | to roof, to build/repair a roof; to cover; to... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | thecken | to cover; to roof |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | þakkjan | to cover; to burn |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þakjaną | to cover; to burn |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | þaką | roof, cover |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |