Where does “kiesdistrict” come from?
kiesdistrict (Dutch) comes from Dutch district, from Middle Dutch district, from Middle French district, from Medieval Latin districtus, from Latin districtus, from Latin strictus, from Latin stringere, from Latin stringo — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
kiesdistrict (Dutch): A constituency, a district for the purpose of...
Definitions
- A constituency, a district for the purpose of...
Ancestry of “kiesdistrict”, step by step
kiesdistrict traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch district
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | district | district |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | district | — |
| 3 | Middle French | district | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | districtus | a district within which the lord may distrain,... |
| 5 | Latin | districtus | busy, stretched; distracted |
| 6 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 7 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 8 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |