Where does “protesteren” come from?
protesteren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch protesteren, from Middle French protester, from Latin prōtestor, from Latin testor, from Latin testis, from Latin terstis, from Latin trīstis, from Proto-Indo-European tristh₂s — to stand.
protesteren (Dutch): to protest, to demonstrate
Definitions
- to protest, to demonstrate
Ancestry of “protesteren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | protesteren | — |
| 2 | Middle French | protester | to claim |
| 3 | Latin | prōtestor | to testify, bear witness, attest |
| 4 | Latin | testor | I am witness, testify, attest; I make a will |
| 5 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 6 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 7 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |