Where does “markeerstift” come from?

markeerstift (Dutch) comes from Dutch stift, from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift — a small nail, pin.

markeerstift (Dutch): highlighter

Definitions

  1. highlighter

Ancestry of “markeerstift”, step by step

markeerstift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstiftgraphite core of a pencil; a felt-tip pen, a...
2Middle Dutchstifte
3Middle High Germanstift
4Old High Germanstift
5Proto-West Germanic*stifta small nail, pin

via Dutch markeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmarkerento mark
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stift