Where does “kuisvrouw” come from?

kuisvrouw (Dutch) comes from Dutch kuisen, from Middle Dutch cuuschen, from Middle Dutch cuusch, from Latin conscius, from Latin consciō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kuisvrouw (Dutch): A female cleaner

Definitions

  1. A female cleaner

Ancestry of “kuisvrouw”, step by step

kuisvrouw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kuisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkuisento clean up, render (more) presentable, possibly (auto-)censure
2Middle Dutchcuuschen—
3Middle Dutchcuuschchaste
4Latinconsciusconscious
5Latinconsciōto be conscious of, have on one's conscience
6Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Dutch vrouw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvrouwwoman; wife
2Middle Dutchvrouwelady, noblewoman; lady, any woman of prestige;...
3Old Dutchfrouwalady
4Proto-West Germanic*frauwjālady, wife of a lord woman of high standing
5Proto-Germanicfrawjǭlady, wife of a lord
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanproHwo-master, judge; right judge, master
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Latin cōn- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →