Where does “doelverdediger” come from?

doelverdediger (Dutch) comes from Dutch verdediger, from Dutch -er, from Old Dutch -āri, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

doelverdediger (Dutch): goalie, goal keeper

Definitions

  1. goalie, goal keeper

Ancestry of “doelverdediger”, step by step

doelverdediger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verdediger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverdedigerdefender, protector; defender
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

via Dutch doel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoelaim, purpose; destination; goal
2Middle Dutchdoel—
3Old Dutchduola—
4Proto-Germanicdōlijǭsmall valley, hollow
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Dutch -er →