Where does “huurling” come from?
huurling (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hûrlink, from Old Dutch hūrling, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijuling, from Proto-West Germanic -ling, from Proto-Germanic -lingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
huurling (Dutch): mercenary; a player who plays on on one team...
Definitions
- mercenary; a player who plays on on one team...
Ancestry of “huurling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hûrlink | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hūrling | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀijuling | employee, hireling |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -ling | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lingaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |