Where does “alarmnummer” come from?
alarmnummer (Dutch) comes from Dutch nummer, from Middle Dutch nommer, from Old French nombre, from Latin numerus, from Proto-Italic nomezos, from Proto-Indo-European némesos.
alarmnummer (Dutch): emergency number
Ancestry of “alarmnummer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nummer | number used as a means of identification; number;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nommer | — |
| 3 | Old French | nombre | Alternative form of nonbre |
| 4 | Latin | numerus | number; collection, quantity; rank, position |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | nomezos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | némesos | — |