Where does “hooggeregshof” come from?
hooggeregshof (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans hoog, from Dutch hoog, from Dutch stand, from English stand, from English op, from English op shop, from English opportunity, from English opportune — before, in front; first; to go through.
hooggeregshof (Afrikaans): supreme court
Definitions
- supreme court
Ancestry of “hooggeregshof”, step by step
hooggeregshof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans hoog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | hoog | high |
| 2 | Dutch | hoog | high |
| 3 | Dutch | stand | posture, position, bearing; rank, standing,... |
| 4 | English | stand | "To position or be positioned physically."; "To... |
| 5 | English | op | An operation; An amateur radio operator; An... |
| 6 | English | op shop | A shop, usually operated by a charity, to which... |
| 7 | English | opportunity | A chance for advancement, progress or profit; A... |
| 8 | English | opportune | Suitable for some particular purpose; At a... |
| 9 | Middle French | opportunité | — |
| 10 | Latin | opportūnitās | convenience, fitness |
| 11 | Latin | opportūnus | suitable |
| 12 | Latin | Portus | ” or, later, “Portus Rōmae”}} Portus large artificial harbour of Ancient Rome |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | portus | harbour |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
via Afrikaans geregshof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | geregshof | law court; court of justice |
| 2 | Afrikaans | -s | appended to the stem of a verb, this suffix yields a verbal noun |
| 3 | Dutch | -s | Used to form regular plurals of nouns that end in... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -sz | Used to form the second-person singular present... |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | sь | this |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | śis | this here |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |