Where does “weerligstraal” come from?
weerligstraal (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans straal, from Dutch straal, from Middle Dutch strâel, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu — arrow.
weerligstraal (Afrikaans): lightning bolt; lightning flash
Definitions
- lightning bolt; lightning flash
Ancestry of “weerligstraal”, step by step
weerligstraal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans straal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | straal | ray, beam |
| 2 | Dutch | straal | ray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | strâel | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | strāla | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *strālu | arrow |
via Afrikaans weerlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | weerlig | lightning |
| 2 | Dutch | weerlicht | sheet lightning; lightning |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wederlicht | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wederlijc | — |