Where does “badjuffrouw” come from?
badjuffrouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch bad, from Middle Dutch bat, from Old Dutch bat, from Proto-Germanic batiz — comparative degree of *wela.
badjuffrouw (Dutch): female pool lifeguard, often also serving as a swimming instructor
Definitions
- female pool lifeguard, often also serving as a swimming instructor
Ancestry of “badjuffrouw”, step by step
badjuffrouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bad | bath |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bat | bath; better; comparative degree of wel;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bat | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | batiz | comparative degree of *wela |
via Dutch juffrouw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | juffrouw | young woman, normally unmarried; female teacher... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | juffrouwe | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | joncfrouwe | — |