Where does “messelaar” come from?

messelaar (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch metselaar, from Middle Dutch metselare.

messelaar (Afrikaans): bricklayer, mason

Definitions

  1. bricklayer, mason

Ancestry of “messelaar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmetselaarbricklayer, mason
2Middle Dutchmetselare—
Every word from Middle Dutch metselare →Every word from Dutch metselaar →