Where does “moedertaalspreekster” come from?
moedertaalspreekster (Dutch) comes from Dutch moedertaal, from Dutch moeder, from Dutch bord, from Middle Dutch bort, from Old Dutch bort, from Proto-West Germanic bord, from Proto-Germanic burdą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
Ancestry of “moedertaalspreekster”, step by step
moedertaalspreekster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch moedertaal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | moedertaal | mother tongue; ancestral language |
| 2 | Dutch | moeder | mother, female parent; womb |
| 3 | Dutch | bord | plate, dish; sign; board |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | bort | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | bort | board, plank |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bord | board, plank |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | burdą | board, plank; table |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via Dutch spreekster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spreekster | — |
| 2 | Dutch | spreken | to speak |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sprēken | to speak, to say |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |