Where does “landdrost” come from?
landdrost (Dutch) comes from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.
landdrost (Dutch): An official and magistrate in rural jurisdictions...
Definitions
- An official and magistrate in rural jurisdictions...
Ancestry of “landdrost”, step by step
landdrost traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch land
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | land | land; country; land |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lant | land; country, region; ground, earth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lant | land; land, terrain; territory |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via Dutch drost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | drost | reeve, steward |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drutsate | steward |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via Middle Dutch landdrost
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | landdrost | — |