Where does “besteller” come from?
besteller (Dutch) comes from Dutch bestellen, from Dutch eend, from Middle Dutch ent, from Old Dutch ened, from Proto-Germanic anadz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énh₂ts — duck.
besteller (Dutch): A client who orders or has ordered something; A...
Definitions
- A client who orders or has ordered something; A...
Ancestry of “besteller”, step by step
besteller traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bestellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bestellen | to order, demand delivery; to deliver |
| 2 | Dutch | eend | duck, waterfowl of the family Anatidae excluding... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ent | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ened | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anadz | duck |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énh₂ts | duck |
via German bestellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bestellen | to order; to order to come, to summon; to reserve |
| 2 | German | stellen | to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 3 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 4 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |