Where does “Doornroosje” come from?
Doornroosje (Dutch) comes from German Dornröschen, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον, from Old Persian wurdi, from Proto-Germanic wurdiz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Doornroosje (Dutch): Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, character
Definitions
- Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, character
Ancestry of “Doornroosje”, step by step
Doornroosje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Dornröschen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Dornröschen | A small, thorny rose |
| 2 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 3 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 4 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 5 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 7 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |