Where does “gezagsaanbidder” come from?

gezagsaanbidder (Dutch) comes from Dutch aanbidden, from Middle Dutch aenbidden.

gezagsaanbidder (Dutch): someone with a dogmatic and uncritical reverence for authority

Definitions

  1. someone with a dogmatic and uncritical reverence for authority

Ancestry of “gezagsaanbidder”, step by step

gezagsaanbidder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aanbidden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanbiddento worship; to adore
2Middle Dutchaenbidden—

via Dutch gezag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgezagauthority
2Middle Dutchgesach—
Every word from Middle Dutch aenbidden →Every word from Dutch aanbidden →