Where does “mevrou” come from?

mevrou (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch mevrouw, from Middle Dutch mevrouwe.

mevrou (Afrikaans): madam, lady

Definitions

  1. madam, lady

Ancestry of “mevrou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmevrouwmadam, miss
2Middle Dutchmevrouwe—
Every word from Middle Dutch mevrouwe →Every word from Dutch mevrouw →