Where does “meerderheidsregering” come from?
meerderheidsregering (Dutch) comes from Dutch meerderheid, from Dutch meerder, from Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
meerderheidsregering (Dutch): majority government
Definitions
- majority government
Ancestry of “meerderheidsregering”, step by step
meerderheidsregering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch meerderheid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | meerderheid | majority |
| 2 | Dutch | meerder | greater, superior |
| 3 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 5 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Dutch regering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regering | The act of governing, ruling a state or similar... |
| 2 | Dutch | regeren | to rule, reign, govern; to control, to conduct,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | regeren | — |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |