Where does “asielzoeker” come from?
asielzoeker (Dutch) comes from Dutch asiel, from French asile, from Latin asȳlum, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον, from Ancient Greek ἄσυλος, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥- — together, one.
asielzoeker (Dutch): asylum seeker
Definitions
- asylum seeker
Ancestry of “asielzoeker”, step by step
asielzoeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch asiel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | asiel | asylum; animal shelter; closed institution into... |
| 2 | French | asile | retirement home, old people's home; asylum |
| 3 | Latin | asȳlum | asylum (place of refuge), sanctuary |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλον | sanctuary |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἄσυλος | safe from violence, inviolate |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Dutch zoeker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zoeker | searcher, seeker; viewfinder |
| 2 | Dutch | zoeken | to search; to look for, to seek |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | soeken | to seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to |
| 4 | Old Dutch | suoken | to seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |