Where does “Rotterdams” come from?
Rotterdams (Dutch) comes from Dutch Rotterdam, from Middle Dutch rotterdam, from Middle Dutch dam, from Old Dutch dam, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic dammaz — dam.
Rotterdams (Dutch): from Rotterdam, relating to that Dutch city
Definitions
- from Rotterdam, relating to that Dutch city
Ancestry of “Rotterdams”, step by step
Rotterdams traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Rotterdam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Rotterdam | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rotterdam | Rotterdam |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | dam | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | dam | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *damm | dam |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dammaz | dam |
via Dutch S
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | S | — |