Where does “aardrijksbeschrijving” come from?

aardrijksbeschrijving (Dutch) comes from Dutch aardrijk, from Middle Dutch erderike.

aardrijksbeschrijving (Dutch): geography; geographical description

Definitions

  1. geography; geographical description

Ancestry of “aardrijksbeschrijving”, step by step

aardrijksbeschrijving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aardrijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaardrijkearth
2Middle Dutcherderike

via Dutch beschrijving

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeschrijvingdescription
2Middle Dutchbescrivinge
Every word from Middle Dutch erderikeEvery word from Dutch aardrijk