Where does “doordeweek” come from?
doordeweek (Dutch) comes from Dutch de, from Middle Dutch die, from Old Dutch thie, from Old Dutch thē, from Proto-Germanic *sa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa, from Proto-Oceanic *isa.
doordeweek (Dutch): on a weekday
Definitions
- on a weekday
Ancestry of “doordeweek”, step by step
doordeweek traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | de | the |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | die | the; definite article; that, those; who, which,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thie | that, that one; that |
| 4 | Old Dutch | thē | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | *əsa | — |
| 7 | Proto-Oceanic | *isa | — |