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Where does “baanwielrenster” come from?

baanwielrenster (Dutch) comes from Dutch wielrenster, from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

baanwielrenster (Dutch): female track cyclist

Definitions

  1. female track cyclist

Ancestry of “baanwielrenster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwielrensterfemale cyclist
2Dutchsterstar; any luminous astronomical or meteorological...
3Frenchétoilestar; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a...
4Middle Frenchestoilestar
5Old Frenchestoilestar
6Latinstēla—
7Latinstēlla—
8Proto-Italicstērolāstar
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂stḗrstar
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
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