Where does “ondergangsprofetes” come from?

ondergangsprofetes (Dutch) comes from Dutch ondergang, from Dutch ondergáán, from Middle Dutch ondergaen.

ondergangsprofetes (Dutch): female doomsayer

Definitions

  1. female doomsayer

Ancestry of “ondergangsprofetes”, step by step

ondergangsprofetes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ondergang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchondergangthe setting; downfall, ruination
2Dutchondergáánto undergo, endure
3Middle Dutchondergaen—

via Dutch profetes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprofetesfemale prophet
Every word from Middle Dutch ondergaen →Every word from Dutch ondergáán →Every word from Dutch ondergang →