Where does “avondspitsuur” come from?
avondspitsuur (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Hellenic *worā — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
avondspitsuur (Dutch): evening rush hour
Definitions
- evening rush hour
Ancestry of “avondspitsuur”, step by step
avondspitsuur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spitsuur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spitsuur | peak hour, rush hour |
| 2 | Dutch | uur | an hour, a period of time; the hour, the time of... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ure | hour |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ūra | — |
| 5 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 6 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Dutch avond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | avond | evening, night |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âvont | evening (starting an hour before sunset, considered the start of a new day) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | āvont | evening |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ābanþ | evening |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ēbanþs | evening |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁epi | on, at, near |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eps | — |