Where does “moskeeganger” come from?

moskeeganger (Dutch) comes from Dutch moskee, from Middle French mosquee, from Italian moschea, from Spanish mezquita, from Arabic مَسْجِد, from Arabic سَجَدَ, from Arabic ج — Abbreviation of جَمْع.

moskeeganger (Dutch): mosque-goer

Definitions

  1. mosque-goer

Ancestry of “moskeeganger”, step by step

moskeeganger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch moskee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoskeemosque
2Middle Frenchmosquee—
3Italianmoscheamosque
4Spanishmezquitamosque; a Native American religious site
5Arabicمَسْجِدmosque; place of worship
6Arabicسَجَدَto bow down; to bow in reverence; to prostrate,...
7ArabicجAbbreviation of جَمْع

via Dutch ganger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchgangerA pedestrian
2Middle Dutchgagnere—
Every word from Arabic ج →
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