Where does “huisvester” come from?

huisvester (Dutch) comes from Dutch huisvesten, from Dutch huisvesting, from Dutch -ing, from Middle Dutch -inge, from Old Dutch -inga.

huisvester (Dutch): housing provider

Definitions

  1. housing provider

Ancestry of “huisvester”, step by step

huisvester traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huisvesten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuisvestento house, accommodate
2Dutchhuisvestinghousing, accommodation
3Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
4Middle Dutch-inge—
5Old Dutch-inga—

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Old Dutch -inga →Every word from Dutch -ing →Every word from Dutch huisvesten →