Where does “onderzoeksrechter” come from?

onderzoeksrechter (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderzoek, from Middle Dutch ondersoec.

onderzoeksrechter (Dutch): examining magistrate

Definitions

  1. examining magistrate

Ancestry of “onderzoeksrechter”, step by step

onderzoeksrechter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch onderzoek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonderzoekresearch, experiment, study, trial, test, survey;...
2Middle Dutchondersoec—

via Dutch rechter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrechterjudge; right
Every word from Middle Dutch ondersoec →