Where does “oorlogsweduwe” come from?

oorlogsweduwe (Dutch) comes from Dutch oorlog, from Middle Dutch orloge, from Old Dutch urlage.

oorlogsweduwe (Dutch): war widow wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war

Definitions

  1. war widow wife of a person in the armed forces killed in a war

Ancestry of “oorlogsweduwe”, step by step

oorlogsweduwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oorlog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorlogwar
2Middle Dutchorloge—
3Old Dutchurlage—

via Dutch weduwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweduwewidow, surviving wife
2Middle Dutchweduwe—
Every word from Old Dutch urlage →