Where does “moltreinstelsel” come from?
moltreinstelsel (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans moltrein, from Afrikaans trein, from Dutch trein, from Middle French train, from Old French train, from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin traginare, from Latin tragēre — to run.
moltreinstelsel (Afrikaans): subway system
Definitions
- subway system
Ancestry of “moltreinstelsel”, step by step
moltreinstelsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans moltrein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | moltrein | subway, underground |
| 2 | Afrikaans | trein | train |
| 3 | Dutch | trein | train; train, convoy, retinue, procession |
| 4 | Middle French | train | — |
| 5 | Old French | train | a delay, a drawing out |
| 6 | Old French | traïner | Alternative form of trainer; to pull out, to draw |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | traginare | present active infinitive of *traginō |
| 8 | Latin | tragēre | — |
| 9 | Latin | trahere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | traho | I drag, pull; I trail; I extract, withdraw |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | traɣō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |
via Afrikaans stelsel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | stelsel | — |