Where does “eindejaarsfeest” come from?
eindejaarsfeest (Dutch) comes from Dutch eindejaar, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
eindejaarsfeest (Dutch): end-of-year party
Definitions
- end-of-year party
Ancestry of “eindejaarsfeest”, step by step
eindejaarsfeest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Dutch feest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | feest | party; feast; celebration |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | fêeste | feast, holiday |
| 3 | Old French | feste | party; celebration; feast |
| 4 | Late Latin | festa | party; feast; nominative/accusative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | fēsta | party, feast |
| 6 | Latin | festum | a holiday, festival; a banquet, feast |
| 7 | Latin | fēstus | Of or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fēstos | — |