Where does “avondspits” come from?
avondspits (Dutch) comes from Dutch avondspitsuur, from Dutch spitsuur, from Dutch uur, from Middle Dutch ure, from Old Dutch ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
avondspits (Dutch): evening rush hour
Definitions
- evening rush hour
Ancestry of “avondspits”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | avondspitsuur | evening rush hour |
| 2 | Dutch | spitsuur | peak hour, rush hour |
| 3 | Dutch | uur | an hour, a period of time; the hour, the time of... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ure | hour |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 6 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 7 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |