Where does “beeldenstormer” come from?
beeldenstormer (Dutch) comes from Dutch beeldenstorm, from Dutch storm, from Middle Dutch storm, from Old Dutch storm, from Proto-West Germanic *sturm, from Proto-Germanic sturmaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)twer- — to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn...
beeldenstormer (Dutch): iconoclast one who destroys statues and images
Definitions
- iconoclast one who destroys statues and images
Ancestry of “beeldenstormer”, step by step
beeldenstormer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beeldenstorm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beeldenstorm | iconoclasm |
| 2 | Dutch | storm | storm; a wind scale for very strong wind,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | storm | storm, violent weather; storm, heavy wind; storm,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | storm | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sturm | storm |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sturmaz | storm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)twer- | to rotate, swirl, twirl, move around; to turn... |