Where does “hoofdkwartier” come from?
hoofdkwartier (Dutch) comes from Dutch kwartier, from Middle Dutch quartier, from Old French quartier, from Latin quartarius, from Latin quārtus, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeturtos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
hoofdkwartier (Dutch): headquarters
Definitions
- headquarters
Ancestry of “hoofdkwartier”, step by step
hoofdkwartier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kwartier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kwartier | A quarter of an hour, i.e. 15 minutes; The... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | quartier | — |
| 3 | Old French | quartier | Alternative form of quarter |
| 4 | Latin | quartarius | quartarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L |
| 5 | Latin | quārtus | fourth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeturtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |