Where does “brandstichtster” come from?
brandstichtster (Dutch) comes from Dutch ster, from French étoile, from Middle French estoile, from Old French estoile, from Latin stēla, from Latin stēlla, from Proto-Italic stērolā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂stḗr — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
brandstichtster (Dutch): female arsonist
Definitions
- female arsonist
Ancestry of “brandstichtster”, step by step
brandstichtster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ster | star; any luminous astronomical or meteorological... |
| 2 | French | étoile | star; mullet; a white mark on the forehead of a... |
| 3 | Middle French | estoile | star |
| 4 | Old French | estoile | star |
| 5 | Latin | stēla | column, pillar |
| 6 | Latin | stēlla | a star; a constellation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | stērolā | star |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Dutch brandstichten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brandstichten | to start a fire, to set fire to something, to... |
| 2 | Dutch | brand | destructive, catastrophic fire |
| 3 | Dutch | kogel | projectile: bullet, shot; sphere, ball-shaped... |
| 4 | German | Kugel | ball; bullet, projectile; round, cartridge,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuggilaz | knobbed instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kuggǭ | cog, swelling |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gewgʰ- | swelling, bow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |