Where does “hoerenwaardin” come from?
hoerenwaardin (Dutch) comes from Dutch waardin, from Afrikaans lug, from Dutch lucht, from Middle Dutch lucht, from Old Dutch luft, from Proto-West Germanic luftu, from Proto-Germanic luftuz, from Proto-Indo-European lewp- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
hoerenwaardin (Dutch): madam, female brothel-keeper
Definitions
- madam, female brothel-keeper
Ancestry of “hoerenwaardin”, step by step
hoerenwaardin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch waardin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | waardin | A female innkeeper; A wife of the innkeeper; A... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | lug | air |
| 3 | Dutch | lucht | air; sky; odour, smell |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | lucht | air; sky; smell, odour |
| 5 | Old Dutch | luft | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | luftu | roof; air |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | luftuz | roof; roof of the earth, firmament; heavens, sky;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |