Where does “ministersploeg” come from?
ministersploeg (Dutch) comes from Dutch ploeg, from Middle Dutch ploech, from Old Dutch pluog, from Proto-Germanic plōgaz, from Proto-Celtic ɸlowyos, from Proto-Indo-European plówyos, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.
ministersploeg (Dutch): parliamentary cabinet
Definitions
- parliamentary cabinet
Ancestry of “ministersploeg”, step by step
ministersploeg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ploeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ploeg | team; crew; plough; coulter |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ploech | plough; team |
| 3 | Old Dutch | pluog | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | plōgaz | plough |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlowyos | rudder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | plówyos | ship |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |
via Dutch minister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | minister | A minister, a person who is commissioned by the... |
| 2 | French | ministre | minister; indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic... |
| 3 | Latin | minister | attendant, servant, waiter; agent, aide;... |
| 4 | Latin | minus | nominative neuter singular of minor; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | minos | less |