Where does “waarnatoe” come from?
waarnatoe (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch waarnaartoe, from Dutch naartoe, from Dutch naar, from German narr, from Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, from Vulgar Latin nario, from Latin naris — nose, nostril.
waarnatoe (Afrikaans): to where, whither, whereto
Definitions
- to where, whither, whereto
Ancestry of “waarnatoe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waarnaartoe | to where, whither |
| 2 | Dutch | naartoe | — |
| 3 | Dutch | naar | to, towards in time, space, consequence, purpose... |
| 4 | German | narr | fool a person being stupid or oblivious to facts |
| 5 | Middle High German | narre | — |
| 6 | Old High German | narro | clown; fool |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | nario | mocking, deriding, jeering at |
| 8 | Latin | naris | A nostril, nose; An opening, orifice, vent,... |
| 9 | Latin | nasus | nose; sense of smell; spout, nozzle |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s- | nose, nostril |