Where does “misdienaar” come from?

misdienaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch dienaar, from Middle Dutch dienaer, from Middle Dutch dienre.

misdienaar (Dutch): acolyte, altar boy or altar girl

Definitions

  1. acolyte, altar boy or altar girl

Ancestry of “misdienaar”, step by step

misdienaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dienaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdienaarservant
2Middle Dutchdienaer—
3Middle Dutchdienre—

via Dutch mis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
2Middle Dutchmisurine

Words derived from “misdienaar”

Every word from Middle Dutch dienre →Every word from Middle Dutch dienaer →Every word from Dutch dienaar →