Where does “Noorderkwartier” come from?
Noorderkwartier (Dutch) comes from Dutch kwartier, from Middle Dutch quartier, from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
Ancestry of “Noorderkwartier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwartier | A quarter of an hour, i.e. 15 minutes; The... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | quartier | — |
| 3 | Old French | quartier | Alternative form of quarter |
| 4 | Latin | quartarius | quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |