Where does “artse” come from?
artse (Dutch) comes from Dutch arts, from Middle Dutch ersetere, from Old Dutch ercetere, from Proto-Germanic *arcijātārī.
Ancestry of “artse”, step by step
artse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch arts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | arts | physician, doctor |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ersetere | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ercetere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *arcijātārī | — |
via Dutch e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | e | — |