Where does “Oranje” come from?

Oranje (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch arance, from Old French Orenge, from Latin Aurasica, from Latin Aurasiō.

Oranje (Dutch): a member of the Dutch royal family

Definitions

  1. a member of the Dutch royal family

Ancestry of “Oranje”, step by step

Oranje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch arance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcharance—
2Old FrenchOrengeorange
3LatinAurasica—
4LatinAurasiō—

via Middle French Orange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchOrangeorange

Words derived from “Oranje”

Every word from Latin Aurasiō →Every word from Latin Aurasica →Every word from Old French Orenge →