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Where does “huishoudster” come from?

huishoudster (Dutch) comes from Dutch huishouden, from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos — to fit, to fix, to put together.

huishoudster (Dutch): female housekeeper, cleaning lady

Definitions

  1. female housekeeper, cleaning lady

Ancestry of “huishoudster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhuishoudenTo do housekeeping; keep house; To ravage, make a...
2DutchhuisA house, home, residence; A genealogical house,...
3DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
4Middle Dutchrâet—
5Old Dutchrāt—
6Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
7Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos—
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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