Where does “eindejaarsdiner” come from?
eindejaarsdiner (Dutch) comes from Dutch diner, from French dîner, from Old French disner, from Vulgar Latin disiuno, from Latin disieiūnāre, from Latin iēiūnō, from Latin iēiūnus, from Latin iaiūnus — to sacrifice.
eindejaarsdiner (Dutch): end-of-year dinner
Definitions
- end-of-year dinner
Ancestry of “eindejaarsdiner”, step by step
eindejaarsdiner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch diner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | diner | dinner, supper |
| 2 | French | dîner | to dine; dinner, evening meal; lunch, midday meal |
| 3 | Old French | disner | to dine; to eat the main meal of the day; dinner |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | disiuno | — |
| 5 | Latin | disieiūnāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | iēiūnō | to fast |
| 7 | Latin | iēiūnus | fasting, abstinent, hungry |
| 8 | Latin | iaiūnus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jagjūnos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-yu- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- | to sacrifice |
via Dutch eindejaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eindejaar | the end of the year |
| 2 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 3 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 5 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |