Where does “medeleerling” come from?
medeleerling (Dutch) comes from Dutch leerling, from Dutch leren, from Dutch lederen, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
medeleerling (Dutch): classmate
Definitions
- classmate
Ancestry of “medeleerling”, step by step
medeleerling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch leerling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leerling | pupil, student, disciple |
| 2 | Dutch | leren | to learn; to teach; made of leather |
| 3 | Dutch | lederen | Alternative form of leren |
| 4 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 6 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch mede
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mede | co-; With someone or something else; mead |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mede | together, with; in accordance; furthermore, with... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | mithi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |