Where does “gevangenisbewaarder” come from?

gevangenisbewaarder (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewaarder, from Middle Dutch bewaerre.

gevangenisbewaarder (Dutch): prison guard, warden, jailor

Definitions

  1. prison guard, warden, jailor

Ancestry of “gevangenisbewaarder”, step by step

gevangenisbewaarder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bewaarder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewaarderkeeper, custodian, conservator
2Middle Dutchbewaerre—

via Dutch gevangenis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgevangenisA jail, a prison; especially an institution where...
2Middle Dutchgevancnesse—
Every word from Middle Dutch bewaerre →Every word from Dutch bewaarder →