Where does “Krimpenerwaard” come from?
Krimpenerwaard (Dutch) comes from Dutch waard, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.
Ancestry of “Krimpenerwaard”, step by step
Krimpenerwaard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch waard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waard | A innkeeper, a publican; A landlord, a host; The... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wert | host; innkeeper; inflection of werden:
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| 3 | Old Dutch | wert | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werduz | host |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | (H)uer- | — |
via Dutch Krimpener
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Krimpener | of, from or pertaining to Krimpen aan den IJssel |
| 2 | Dutch | er | there; him, her, it, them; of them, of those |
| 3 | Old Dutch | iro | — |
Words derived from “Krimpenerwaard”