Where does “doezelen” come from?
doezelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch doezen, from Dutch does, from Dutch douche, from French douche, from Italian doccia, from Italian doccione, from Latin ductiō, from Latin -tiō — limestone; chalk; the finish line.
doezelen (Dutch): to doze; to feather, to dry-paint
Definitions
- to doze; to feather, to dry-paint
Ancestry of “doezelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | doezen | to doze |
| 2 | Dutch | does | sleepy, dozy, not fully awake or to one's senses |
| 3 | Dutch | douche | shower |
| 4 | French | douche | shower; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | Italian | doccia | shower; drainpipe; plaster cast |
| 6 | Italian | doccione | spout (for water); gargoyle |
| 7 | Latin | ductiō | leading (away) |
| 8 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 9 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 10 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 11 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 12 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 13 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 14 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |