Where does “Leidschendam-Voorburg” come from?
Leidschendam-Voorburg (Dutch) comes from Dutch Leidschendam, from Dutch dam, from Middle French dame, from Spanish dama, from French dame, from Old French dame, from Late Latin domna, from Latin domina — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Ancestry of “Leidschendam-Voorburg”, step by step
Leidschendam-Voorburg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Leidschendam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Leidschendam | to the north of Voorburg and The Hague |
| 2 | Dutch | dam | dam; king |
| 3 | Middle French | dame | dame, double checkers piece |
| 4 | Spanish | dama | lady, dame; queen |
| 5 | French | dame | A lady; A polite form of address for a woman;... |
| 6 | Old French | dame | lady; woman |
| 7 | Late Latin | domna | lady, mistress |
| 8 | Latin | domina | lady or mistress of the house |
| 9 | Latin | Dominus | the Lord; Lord; The Lord |
| 10 | Latin | domus | house, home; any building or abode; native place,... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | domos | house, home |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | dṓm | home; house |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |