Where does “bustehouder” come from?
bustehouder (Dutch) comes from German Büstenhalter, from German Büste, from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum, from Latin urere, from Latin uro, from Proto-Italic ouzō — to burn.
bustehouder (Dutch): a bra
Definitions
- a bra
Ancestry of “bustehouder”, step by step
bustehouder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Büstenhalter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Büstenhalter | brassiere |
| 2 | German | Büste | bust; dummy |
| 3 | French | buste | bust, torso; bust |
| 4 | Italian | busto | tomb, grave; cadaver, corpse; bust |
| 5 | Latin | bustum | A burial mound, tomb; A place for burning funeral... |
| 6 | Latin | urere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | uro | I burn, consume, inflame; to rage, to ravage |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | ouzō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ews- | to burn |
via Dutch houder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houder | holder, bearer; cradle |
| 2 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |