Where does “medestrijder” come from?
medestrijder (Dutch) comes from Dutch strijder, from Dutch strijden, from Middle Dutch striden, from Old Dutch strīdan, from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
medestrijder (Dutch): fellow soldier, comrade, a companion in battle
Definitions
- fellow soldier, comrade, a companion in battle
Ancestry of “medestrijder”, step by step
medestrijder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch strijder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | strijder | fighter |
| 2 | Dutch | strijden | to fight |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | striden | to fight, to battle; to counter, to resist |
| 4 | Old Dutch | strīdan | to fight, to battle |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *strīdan | to stand upright |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
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 |