Where does “adres” come from?

adres (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch adres, from Middle French adresse.

adres (Afrikaans): address, direction street name where someone lives or works, or post office box where a person can be reached; indication of place of residence or stay; location of someone's home

Definitions

  1. address, direction street name where someone lives or works, or post office box where a person can be reached; indication of place of residence or stay; location of someone's home

Ancestry of “adres”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchadresaddress
2Middle Frenchadresse—
Every word from Middle French adresse →Every word from Dutch adres →