Where does “dwangsom” come from?
dwangsom (Dutch) comes from Dutch som, from Middle Dutch somme, from Old French somme, from Latin summa, from Latin summus, from Proto-Italic supemos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)úp-m̥mo-s, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
dwangsom (Dutch): a financial penalty; a sum of money that one is legally required to pay, especially in civil or administrative law
Definitions
- a financial penalty; a sum of money that one is legally required to pay, especially in civil or administrative law
Ancestry of “dwangsom”, step by step
dwangsom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch som
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | som | sum |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | somme | — |
| 3 | Old French | somme | — |
| 4 | Latin | summa | top, summit, highest point or place; the... |
| 5 | Latin | summus | highest, greatest, the most high; top, on top |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | supemos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)úp-m̥mo-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |