Where does “bestrijder” come from?

bestrijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch er, from Old Dutch iro.

bestrijder (Dutch): opposer, one who fights something

Definitions

  1. opposer, one who fights something

Ancestry of “bestrijder”, step by step

bestrijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

via Dutch bestrijden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbestrijdento combat, suppress, fight against
2Middle Dutchbestriden—
Every word from Old Dutch iro →Every word from Dutch er →