Where does “vragmotorbestuurder” come from?
vragmotorbestuurder (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans vragmotor, from Afrikaans motor, from English motor, from Middle English motour, from Latin motor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.
vragmotorbestuurder (Afrikaans): truck driver
Definitions
- truck driver
Ancestry of “vragmotorbestuurder”, step by step
vragmotorbestuurder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans vragmotor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | vragmotor | lorry |
| 2 | Afrikaans | motor | car, automobile; engine, motor |
| 3 | English | motor | A machine or device that converts other energy... |
| 4 | Middle English | motour | — |
| 5 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via Afrikaans bestuurder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | bestuurder | driver |