Where does “Utrechter” come from?
Utrechter (Dutch) comes from English Utrecht, from Dutch Utrecht, from Middle Dutch Utrecht, from Latin traiectum, from Latin traiectus, from Latin traicio, from Latin iacio, from Proto-Italic jakjō — to throw.
Utrechter (Dutch): inhabitant of Utrecht
Ancestry of “Utrechter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Utrecht | — |
| 2 | Dutch | Utrecht | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | Utrecht | — |
| 4 | Latin | traiectum | nominative neuter singular of trāiectus;... |
| 5 | Latin | traiectus | thrown or hurled; transferred; transfixed |
| 6 | Latin | traicio | I throw, cast or hurl across or over; I cause to... |
| 7 | Latin | iacio | I throw, hurl, cast, fling; throw away; I lay,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jakjō | throw |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)ih₁-k-ye- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)yeh₁- | to throw |