Where does “adelborst” come from?

adelborst (Dutch) comes from Dutch adel, from Middle Dutch adel, from Old Dutch athal, from Proto-West Germanic aþal, from Proto-Germanic aþalą, from Proto-Indo-European at-al, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

adelborst (Dutch): midshipman; low-ranking officer in an army

Definitions

  1. midshipman; low-ranking officer in an army

Ancestry of “adelborst”, step by step

adelborst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch adel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchadelnobility
2Middle Dutchadel
3Old Dutchathal
4Proto-West Germanicaþalnobility; race
5Proto-Germanicaþaląnature, disposition; nobility, race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanat-alfamily, race
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Dutch borst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchborstchest, thorax; breast
2Middle Dutchborstchest; breast
3Old Dutchbrustchest
4Proto-West Germanicbrustbreast, chest
5Proto-Germanicbrustsbreast, chest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el-
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