Where does “baljuwschap” come from?
baljuwschap (Dutch) comes from Dutch -schap, from Middle Dutch -schap, from Old Dutch -skap, from Proto-Germanic -skapiz, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
baljuwschap (Dutch): a bailiwick, judicial district within which a bailiff (or bailie) has jurisdiction
Definitions
- a bailiwick, judicial district within which a bailiff (or bailie) has jurisdiction
Ancestry of “baljuwschap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | -schap | -ship; Category Dutch words suffixed with API not... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -schap | -ship |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -skap | -ship |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -skapiz | Forms nouns denoting state, originally meaning... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |