Where does “distrik” come from?
distrik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch district, from Middle Dutch district, from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
distrik (Afrikaans): district
Ancestry of “distrik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | district | district |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | district | — |
| 3 | Middle French | district | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 5 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 6 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 7 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |