Where does “bedevaartsoord” come from?

bedevaartsoord (Dutch) comes from Dutch oord, from Middle Dutch ort, from Old Dutch ort, from Proto-Germanic uzdaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

bedevaartsoord (Dutch): place of pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. place of pilgrimage

Ancestry of “bedevaartsoord”, step by step

bedevaartsoord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoordplace; region
2Middle Dutchort—
3Old Dutchort—
4Proto-Germanicuzdazsharp point; place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Dutch bedevaart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbedevaartpilgrimage
2Middle Dutchbedevaert—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →
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