Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk” come from? Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch Vriezenveen, from Dutch fries, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium, from Arabic إِفْرِيز — to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself.
Ancestry of “Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk”, step by step Westerhaar-Vriezenveensewijk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch Vriezenveen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch Vriezenveen — 2 Dutch fries frieze; Frisian horse 3 French Frise — 4 Middle French frise — 5 Italian fris — 6 Medieval Latin frisum — 7 Latin frigium — 8 Arabic إِفْرِيز king beam, cornice 9 Classical Syriac ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ — 10 Ancient Greek περίζωμα A loincloth worn around the waist 11 Ancient Greek περῐ- around; very; round about 12 New Latin helium helium 13 Ancient Greek Ἥλιος sun 14 Ancient Greek τύπος A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... 15 Ancient Greek τύπτω to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
via Dutch haar Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch haar Third-person singular, feminine object pronoun:... 2 Middle Dutch hâer her 3 Old Dutch hiro genitive/dative of siu 4 Proto-Germanic hezōi dative singular feminine of *hiz 5 Proto-Germanic *hiz — 6 Proto-Indo-European ḱe Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... 7 Middle English kyt — 8 German kitt putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes 9 Old High German kuti — 10 Proto-West Germanic kwidu gum, resin 11 Proto-Germanic kweduz resin 12 Proto-Indo-European gʷet- resin, gum; to say, speak 13 Proto-Indo-European gū- to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
via Dutch wijk Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch wijk neighborhood; district 2 Old English wīc dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... 3 German witz joke 4 Middle High German witz — 5 Old High German wizzi — 6 Proto-West Germanic wītī punishment 7 Proto-Germanic witją knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit 8 Proto-Germanic *witaną — 9 Proto-Indo-European wóyde to have seen, to know 10 Proto-Indo-European weyd- to see