Where does “jaarmarkt” come from?
jaarmarkt (Dutch) comes from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
jaarmarkt (Dutch): fair, annually returning public event
Definitions
- fair, annually returning public event
Ancestry of “jaarmarkt”, step by step
jaarmarkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch jaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 2 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Dutch markt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | markt | A physical market place, usually a public square;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | market | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |