Where does “weerstand” come from?

weerstand (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch weerstand, from Dutch wederstand, from Middle Dutch wederstant.

weerstand (Afrikaans): resistance; electrical resistance; resistor

Definitions

  1. resistance; electrical resistance; resistor

Ancestry of “weerstand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweerstandresistance; electrical resistance; resistor
2Dutchwederstand—
3Middle Dutchwederstant—

Words derived from “weerstand”

Every word from Middle Dutch wederstant →Every word from Dutch wederstand →Every word from Dutch weerstand →