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-.
eerzuil (Dutch): victory column or stele
Ancestry of “eerzuil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zuil | pillar, support; pillar, institutional... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suul | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sūl | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sūli | pillar |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sūliz | beam, post; column, pillar |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsewl- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱsew- | — |