Where does “etterig” come from?
etterig (Dutch) comes from Dutch etter, from French être, from Old French estre, from Late Latin essere, from Latin sūm, from Proto-Italic ezom, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésmi, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
etterig (Dutch): pussy
Ancestry of “etterig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | etter | pus; A nasty person, a prat |
| 2 | French | être | to be; "Used to form the perfect and pluperfect... |
| 3 | Old French | estre | to be |
| 4 | Late Latin | essere | — |
| 5 | Latin | sūm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | ezom | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ésmi | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |