Where does “eerzuil” come from?

eerzuil (Dutch) comes from Dutch zuil, from Middle Dutch suul, from Old Dutch sūl, from Proto-West Germanic sūli, from Proto-Germanic sūliz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- — to scrape, shave, sharpen.

eerzuil (Dutch): victory column or stele

Definitions

  1. victory column or stele

Ancestry of “eerzuil”, step by step

eerzuil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zuil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuilpillar, support; pillar, institutional...
2Middle Dutchsuul—
3Old Dutchsūlpillar
4Proto-West Germanicsūlipillar
5Proto-Germanicsūlizbeam, post; column, pillar
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsewl-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱsew-to scrape, shave, sharpen

via Dutch eer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheerhonour; ere, before; copper
2Middle Dutchêerearlier, previously
3Old Dutchērbefore, earlier than
4Proto-West Germanicairiearly
5Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
6Proto-Germanicairiearly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱsewl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sūliz →